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For 1990-2009 cars only

Tools Required

J-38125 Terminal Repair Kit

Use the following repair procedures in order to repair the following:

    • Push to Seat terminals
    • Pull to Seat terminals
    • Weather Pack® terminals

Some terminals do not require all of the steps shown. Skip the steps that do not apply for your immediate terminal repair. The J-38125 contains further information.

  1. Cut off the terminal between the core and the insulation crimp. Minimize any wire loss.
  2. For Weather Pack® terminals, remove the seal.

  3. Apply the correct seal per gage size of the wire.
  4. For Weather Pack® terminals, slide the seal back along the wire in order to enable insulation removal.

  5. Remove the insulation.
  6. For Weather Pack® terminals only, align the seal with the end of the cable insulation.
  7. Position the strip in the terminal.
  8. For Weather Pack® terminals, position the strip and seal in the terminal.

  9. Hand crimp the core wings.
  10. Hand crimp the insulation wings.
  11. For Weather Pack® terminals, hand crimp the insulation wings around the seal and the cable.

  12. Solder all of the hand crimp terminals excepting Micro-Pack 100 World terminals. Soldering Micro-Pack 100 World terminals may damage the terminal.