GREAT WAY TO REMOVE BERU PLUG WIRES
08-05-2013, 12:45 PM
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GREAT WAY TO REMOVE BERU PLUG WIRES
Hi guys.
Just taking a quick break from finishing up my first TB/WP service and thought I would pass this on. (Probably already common knowledge, but I was not aware). After struggling to remove my first plug wire from the most accessible wire, I knew there must be a better way.
So I looked around my man cave and spotted these tools from HF that I use to pry door/dash panel fittings apart. I figured that I could insert the wedge in between the plug wire and cover, spray some WD 40 all around the edges then use the tool as a pry bar by inserting it between the L shape bend and cover and gently pull it toward me.
Worked like a charm, hardly NO effort at all, and the plug wire pops right out.
Attached are pics, heading back out to finish up.
Lon
Just taking a quick break from finishing up my first TB/WP service and thought I would pass this on. (Probably already common knowledge, but I was not aware). After struggling to remove my first plug wire from the most accessible wire, I knew there must be a better way.
So I looked around my man cave and spotted these tools from HF that I use to pry door/dash panel fittings apart. I figured that I could insert the wedge in between the plug wire and cover, spray some WD 40 all around the edges then use the tool as a pry bar by inserting it between the L shape bend and cover and gently pull it toward me.
Worked like a charm, hardly NO effort at all, and the plug wire pops right out.
Attached are pics, heading back out to finish up.
Lon
08-05-2013, 01:06 PM
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I use these, they also make pulling connectors off easier too.
08-05-2013, 03:53 PM
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I carefully lever them up with a big screwdriver. Only takes a little bit of force (just beyond what most people's fingers can produce).
What I find hard is getting the other end off the distributor caps. No good surface to pry from and I hate to yank on either the connectors or the wires ...
What I find hard is getting the other end off the distributor caps. No good surface to pry from and I hate to yank on either the connectors or the wires ...
08-05-2013, 05:47 PM
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And for those who won't use HF tools and insist on Snap-On: ladies and gentlemen, I present the Snap-On Panel Popper kit 
Last edited by NoVector; 09-09-2018 at 12:50 AM.
08-05-2013, 06:13 PM
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One more thing to spend money on- a genuine Beru tool. OR use the picture to make one...
http://www.beruparts.com/product.sc?...2&categoryId=6
http://www.beruparts.com/product.sc?...2&categoryId=6
08-05-2013, 07:30 PM
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I use the same ones.
I have a brand-new untouched still-sealed-in-the-package Beru puller tool, and have yet to find the need for it with the K-D puller available.
On using the plastic door-trim tools: I would hesitate to pull or pry on the ceramic elbow at the top of the plug connector. Friction is between the wire boot and the cam cover well, so that's where I want to pull. The Tool Sean illustrates will grab the rubber just above the umbrella/mushroom. If the wire is stubborn, I lift the edges of the umbrella/mushroom and grab the sleeve underneath that.
I have a brand-new untouched still-sealed-in-the-package Beru puller tool, and have yet to find the need for it with the K-D puller available.
On using the plastic door-trim tools: I would hesitate to pull or pry on the ceramic elbow at the top of the plug connector. Friction is between the wire boot and the cam cover well, so that's where I want to pull. The Tool Sean illustrates will grab the rubber just above the umbrella/mushroom. If the wire is stubborn, I lift the edges of the umbrella/mushroom and grab the sleeve underneath that.
