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On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 12:02, Jim Adney wrote: > On 4 Mar 2006 at 9:33, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > > > Jim, I've run across the problem several times where one side of the push on > > terminal has actually cracked and or broken off. This can be a real annoyance > > when reattaching a connection (parking or tail light removeal for painting). > > It seems to me that the brass terminals can and do get brittle, and maybe this > > causes a loss of tension. just a thought. > > I certainly see this, too, but I think it's due to work hardening. I > tend to see it only in connections which could have been disconnected > numerous times, so my guess is that these connectors got manhandled > occasionally. They don't hold up to this, and they break from work > hardening and fatigue. > I see this on my '71 FB. After sitting for 15 years. This was the head light connectors at the fuse box. My sister said she had never had any problems or worked on the car in that area, while she was driving it. The connectors are just brittle and the "clamping part" broke off the female connectors. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~