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Originally Posted by Dashman
You need to use a flattened wire to push on a tang on the terminal while you pull it out from the front or back. I'm not familiar with that exact type of connector, but it looks like it comes out the front. If it comes out the front, the tang will be accessed from the back. I would see if you can open the crimps to reuse the terminal. If not, you'll have to shop for that particular type of terminal. I'm not sure why the wires are placed in the connector at an angle, but that last white wire bore all the stress because it was the shortest. I would cut it back an inch or so, solder another piece of white wire, place a heat shrink tube over it, and then connect it to the terminal at a length equal to the next wire. Remember to place the heat shrink tube before you make the solder connection. I like to use a strand of 18 or 16 gauge wire to wrap the two ends of wire together. It helps hold the two ends together while soldering.
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That is the plug on the column harness.. The wires are arranged like that for a reason.. When installing the turn signal switch, the plug along with the wires have to be fed down the column from the top.. The wires are arranged so that the wires can be pulled back along the length of the plug and can be used to push the plug through the passageway in the column.. If the wires were all the same length, or an irregular length, they would tend to snag on something on the way down.
@Mikey531, No need to add length to that broken wire. Using a wire stripper tool, remove only a small portion of the insulation, less than 1/4".. Solder the wire to the connector in the area of the outer tangs. These tangs normally are crimped only slightly around the insulation. Re-crimp them around the wire and solder that area.
To clarify the removal of the terminals from the plug.. The removal tool is inserted from the terminal side of the plug. the terminal comes out from the wire end. Before reinstalling, use a tiny screwdriver to slightly lift the retention tab that you just depressed to remove the terminal. Push it in until you hear (and feel) a slight click.