Mirror removal...cable?

[tcesar888]

Hello!

What am I missing here...? I'm about to have my pCar painted and I'm stuck.

How do you remove the cable from my electric mirrors? I took the entire mirror fixture apart (now an empty shell), but I can't see how to remove the cable and rubber without routing the cable back from the dash and door (PITA). Make sense?

Any tricks to this seemingly simple task?

Thanks!

Tom

[rusnak]

there is a special tool called a pin extractor that you can buy from Baum Tools Unlimited. Check out the Bentley manual for reference. I bought one about 3 years ago when I had some (ahem) cosmetic damage addressed on my drivers side door and fenders.

[tcesar888]

Originally Posted by rusnak

there is a special tool called a pin extractor that you can buy from Baum Tools Unlimited. Check out the Bentley manual for reference. I bought one about 3 years ago when I had some (ahem) cosmetic damage addressed on my drivers side door and fenders.

THANK YOU!

So if I am reading/seeing this correctly; this tool assists you in removing the electrical pin contacts from the plastic jack housing? My goodness...

Thanks,

Tom

[Brorag]

I'm stuck the same way--did you get/use the tool?
are you done with it? Wanna sell it?
jd

[88 Club Sport]

I did it last weekend in prep for painting with needle nose pliers.....carefully.

[LM3929]

there are cheeper solutions that that tool Harbour freight might have it, i picked up a set that handeled most connectors for about $14.00. Will postpictures later.

LM

[DavErb]

I went to a local cheap tool place and bought a weird looking star shaped thing that had 8 or so different diameter pin extractor tools pointing out of the sides. Think it was some sort of GM tool but with a bit of care it worked to get my mirror electric connector pins out of the block OK. About 10 bucks if I recall correctly

[Ron.G]

I was able to push the female connections out of the white plastic holder with a very small screw driver. Like the kind for eye glasses.

[2ndTARGA]

I'm with DavErb -

I think what he is describing is a basic rotating leather punch sold at most hardware stores. One of the hollow punch tubes fits over the pins/sockets and compresses the tabs so you can remove.

The other (less elegant) solution is to cut and splice using solder and heat shrink tubing.

Ron

[RoninLB]

Originally Posted by DavErb

weird looking star shaped thing that had 8 or so different diameter pin

...GM.. it worked

10 bucks

for the future I bought a red many?pin Leslie mfg connector tool. I haven't used it yet but I think it's recommended around here for the mirror? It also says GM etc. Auto stores sometimes have Leslie mfg products on the spin displays. Good stuff.

[RoninLB]

Originally Posted by Brorag

Wanna sell it?

jd

I ordered it at Summit or Pelican.

[Brorag]

Skip St.John
Baum Tools
1-800-848-6657

John,
that is the ST1501/1511 and sells for $65.00 in stock.
one thing to be careful of is to make a diagram of the plugs, it you notice the wires change color as they pass through the plug.


thats nice.....................I'm rewiring w/radio shack plugs............