TM 9-2350-222-20-1-4
ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS AND CABLE CONNECTOR REPAIR (Sheet 1 of 2)
PROCEDURE INDEX
PROCEDURE
PAGE
A.
Male Plug Repair
B.
Male Connector Repair
C.
Terminal Connector Repair
D.
Female Plug Repair
.
E.
Female Plug Repair
F.
Female Connector with Washer (12 Gage Cable) Repair
Female Connector with Sleeve (14 and 16 Gage Cable) Repair
G.
H.
Female Receptacle Repair
Some wiring harnesses and cables are hot even if MASTER
BATTERY switch is set to OFF. Make sure the three battery
ground
cable
assemblies
are
disconnected
before
disconnecting any wiring harness or cable (page 10-283).
NOTE
When replacing a bad pin or contact, the opposite pin or
contact at the other end of the cable must also be replaced.
D O not disassemble the harness. Use a jumper wire of the
s a m e gage wire being replaced, cut to the length of the
affected cable. When repairs to both connectors are complete,
tape the jumper wire to the outside of the cable with friction
tape. The jumper wire should be taped at least every six to
eight inches, but in no case should any part of the wire be
allowed to hang loose.
NOTE
After a plug, receptacle, or connector in the engine
compartment has been repaired and the cable or jumper wire
has been installed, brush or spray the cable or jumper wire
with electrical insulating compound. Allow the compound to
dry for about 24 hours before handling. The compound is an
insulator of electricity, so care must be taken to keep from
overspraying the compound on contacting surfaces of wire
terminals, connector pins or contacts, or similar parts where it
Go on to Sheet 2 will prevent the flow of electricity.
TA139858
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