wiring harness

[WRGREENER]

any tips on pulling out the wiring harness(s) without cutting them up?

[E Sully]

It's a bit of work. The pins can usually be removed from the connectors, except the molded relay type. Some pins like the ones for the head lights have a little tab that locks them into the housing, others like the 14 pin connectors come apart easy,and if needed the soldered pins and can be heated and removed. There are tools made to remove pins, but most of the time I find I can remove them with a very fine tip flat screwdriver and needle nose pliers, pushing the locking tab in. If damaged, I don't know if new pins can be found.
Reinstalling is a whole different story.

[86 911 Targa]

[jluetjen]

What year car? When I did pulled the burnt-out harness in my car, I was able to push the circular 5-pin connectors through the bulkhead. As someone pointed out to me, if they don't want to move, a few seconds with a heat gun will soften them up so that they'll push through easily.

[WRGREENER]

It is a 67, i have digested just about everything out of it of value and hate to destroy the harness(s) i had a fire in my last car (72) and had a tough time finding one to spice in--don't think anyone should have to go through that.

[jluetjen]

OK. Your connectors are similar to mine than. Just a little heat will soften the rubber and they'll pop right out. Looms for cars of your vintage are few and far between -- make sure that you keep it together.

[304065]

John, the LWB cars have those connectors, the SWB has only the following:

rubber grommets on tail light buckets
rubber grommets where tail light bulbs enter the engine compartment
square rubber plugs under the dash on driver side
rubber grommets where harness exits the tunnel

That is about it. The thing to do is to carefully push the harness back, then get a roll of blue painters tape and tape the entire tail end of the harness into a single, straight line from the tunnel exit back. Then gently and carefully pull it out from the front from the oval access hole ahead of the gearshift.

Take your time and wrap the blue tape tight and you will be fine.

Remove the blue tape immediately so you don't have to clean off adhesive residue.
Spray all brass connections with corrosion-x

[abisel]

Actually the best way to remove the main wiring harness is from the rear where it exits the tunnel, and would not require removal tools, or unsoldering anything. It is a good idea to wrap the loose ends with blue tape.

The front harnesses are similiar. Like said, the headlight connector will have to be removed from the wiring to get that harness out of the headlight bucket. Everything else has bulkhead feed-through connectors that will pop out of their holes.

[WRGREENER]

Will give it a go. blue tap & heat-gun in hand...will let you know how it comes out. thx