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On 1 Sep 2004 at 11:13, wodkowski@mac.com wrote: > > At any rate, it would be a good idea to check this plug sometime to > > make SURE > > the connectors here are actually engaged properly. Otherwise, it will > > just let you down at some bad moment > > Actually it seemed more like a loose male pin than a pushed back > connector, so I was really careful getting it on right. If the pin is > funky, though, how to remedy that? Both sexes of pins have a little tab on the side which serves to lock in in place. The tab is at an angle which allows it to be inserted, but once snapped in place it should not be able to back out. Problems arise when the tabs aren't pushed in far enough to lock, or when they get bent backwards when the pin was forced back. So check the tab first, and see if there's anything you can do to help it do its job. Sometimes you have to reach behind the connector and pull the offending pin into place after everything else is mated, but I realize this may be difficult in this case. To get at this part, you may have to remove the steering wheel and the TS switch. Be careful to put the steering wheel back on in the same orientation. It's best to mark the shaft and hub before you take anything apart. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Shameless link for search engines: http://listarchive.type3.org ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~