How to: Fix a Broken Relay Connector Pin
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:51 pm
How to: Fix a Broken Relay Connector Pin
I have a relay which has a broken pin in the relay housing where the harness plug connects. Rather than buy a new/used one, I repaired it. Here's how:
First, the original pin is broken cleanly with the surface inside the box and cant make contact with the little stub of metal. I began by drilling a hole in the housing next to the broken pin and inserting a short section of wire, which I then soldered to the metal stub.
I then removed the corresponding wire from the harness plug and configured a bullet connector for that circuit which will now be external to the relay. I also removed a small chunk of plastic on the bottom of the plug to clear the new wire and soldered inside the relay.
This repair works fine and saved me some cash.
I have a relay which has a broken pin in the relay housing where the harness plug connects. Rather than buy a new/used one, I repaired it. Here's how:
First, the original pin is broken cleanly with the surface inside the box and cant make contact with the little stub of metal. I began by drilling a hole in the housing next to the broken pin and inserting a short section of wire, which I then soldered to the metal stub.
I then removed the corresponding wire from the harness plug and configured a bullet connector for that circuit which will now be external to the relay. I also removed a small chunk of plastic on the bottom of the plug to clear the new wire and soldered inside the relay.
This repair works fine and saved me some cash.