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Engine Harness Won't Separate

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  • Start date Start date Jul 16, 2012

IICrazy

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So I put together the entire car and now I'm held up by a wiring short. I can get the main harness disconnected like I've done 20 times in the past, leads me to believe that is where my issue is.

Here is the stubburn bolt that turns but does not seperate the two plugs


Here is what the inside of the plug looks like (pic taken from my spare harness)


and this little washer fellow is what prevents me from just pulling the bolt out.


I'm at a loss for ideas besides spending the next 3 days drilling the long bolt out.
 

fiveohwblow

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GLWS
 

IICrazy

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Got it apart

 

Rusty67

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LOL

I was going to say, you don't need to drill the bolt out, just cut the head off but I would have used an angle grinder.

Nice use of C-Clamps BTW.
 
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