Tool size to release pins for C404/405 connector?

[alpinewhite318i]

What extraction tool do you use to release the pins on the C404/405 door connector? Are the pins the same size of the ones in the Molex .062 connectors?

[earthwormjim]

I've always used various sized safety pins for contact extraction, or high quality tweezers (Erem 2SA).

The extraction tools are junk, unless you spend a lot of money.

[alpinewhite318i]

Yes I noticed the one factory tool is very expensive!

[AndrewBird]

All the extractor is is a tube with an ID the same size as the OD of the pin. Get some metal tube from the K&S rack at a hobby shop/hardware store and use that. Buy a few different sizes and use the one that works.

[alpinewhite318i]

Yes I might try the K&S tubes next!

[george graves]

I use these. https://www.ebay.com/itm/8PCS-Stainl...s/152835331026

But there are some tools that are made for it. All of them are under $10 and handy to keep in the tool box if you do a bit of harness work.