Need to replace a socket on my car's engine bay because the clips for putting it on the bracket are busted, got a pigtail from a parts stash a guy I know has and I'm trying to de-pin it so I can replace the one on the car without splicing. Followed the instructions on the package of the tool, I can see the damn tabs and protrusions and I'm doing my damndest to get the little terminals out of there but I cannot for the life of me get them to pop out. Is there a trick to doing these that I'm missing like an idiot, in terms of technique? I've tried different angles, putting more force on the tabs vs more force on the terminal u-shaped protrusions, attempting from the back and front, using a pair of tweezers to compress the opposite side, and nothing. Youtube wasn't much help, it was either different connectors or you can't frickin' see anything. Thing is it says to push from the plug/outside end and "slip past" which I attempt to do, but they just will not go past no matter what angles or pressures or directions I'm trying. Maddening.
Any tips?
Any tips?
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