Depinning Connectors

Let's talk about depinning some of the various connectors found on the 2G DSM wiring harness. Depinning is 100% the correct way to do a wire tuck or rewire. This way if you decide you want to put something back in, it's simple! When you cut wires out it makes it much harder to add them back into the harness! Always work one connector at a time so you remember what wire goes where and make sure to label whatever you remove!

Depinning is easily done with either dental picks or a small flat blade screw driver (precision screw driver, believe it or not this is what the FSM calls for when depinning!).

There's 2 types of connectors, ones without a pin lock and ones with.
Let's start by looking at a connector without a pin lock; the ISC connector in this case.


To remove the pin you lift up on the black pin retainer.


Pull on the wire from the back (you may need to stick the screwdriver into the pin and lift it up a bit so it will slide out).


Et Volia! Your connector is now depinned.


Here's the connector with a pin lock, the green piece around it. You need to remove this before you can depin the connector.


Simply stick the flat head between the lock and the connector housing and pry it up, then take it out and set it aside.



The rest of the depin is just like before, lift the pin retainer and pull the wire out.



Since everyone LOVES videos, here's one!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxpee336O8o&feature=youtu.be