Removing terminals from a harness connector?

[rarefish]

What is the method for removing the male terminals from an engine wiring harness connector?
I want to save and reuse the connector that is shown in the picture.

 

[dadsbee]

Tab is on one edge of the spade. Slip a jewelers screw driver down the side (from the connection side) and push the tab back while pulling on the wire...

 

[rmchrgr]

Without using too much downward force, put a a smaller flathead screwdriver on the "tang" side and push it inwards towards the center of the terminal. There should be a small indent along the outside of the tang edge to rest the tip of the blade on. While holding the tang inwards to the center, use the indent to push the whole thing downwards at the same time to push it out. If no indent, it's still the same idea. Takes a couple tries but you'll see once you get one or two out. Don't pull it from behind, it will jam, get stuck and you'll bend the tang.

 

[chtampa]

Needle-nose pliers will help also.

 

[gkent]

If you don't care about the terminals just cut the terminals with side cutters right here

 

[Dave6T4]

Don't forget to spread tang back out before you reinstall it. It should click in and not pull back out if you tug on it.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Squeeze here and pull it from back

Remove the foam seal before proceed to be sure which side of terminal to squeeze. With the seal is hard to see the side of the terminals which it works as the locking tab

 

[hunt2elk]

Small needle nose pliers from the front always seems to work the best for me.

 

[rarefish]

I got them all out. I used the needle nose method.
It took a little effort, but once I got the hang of it. The rest came out rather quickly.
Thanks to all who replied back here with all of their advice....

 

[chtampa]

All these corroded terminals and not a single "Tarnex" bath. Soak the terminals, rinse and spray some dielectric on them and sleep better at night.

 

[451Mopar]

What is the method for removing the male terminals from an engine wiring harness connector?
I want to save and reuse the connector that is shown in the picture.

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I use the needle nose pliers also. If attaching to new wire, I would just get new terminals. The crimp on the wires is difficult to open up without messing it up.
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