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Breakout Boxes & Connectors - Overview: Removal & Installation BMW X6 E71

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Connector Contact Removal Kit

The connector contact removal kit provides tools for the disassembly of connectors. Proper use of these tools enable the technician to access wiring connectors for repairs equal to factory quality.

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Scheme 43: Connector Contact Removal Kit

Current P/N 88 88 6 611 150.

The Connector Contact Removal Kit is used for

  1. Releasing round plug housings.
  2. Releasing relay carriers.
  3. Pressing out contacts.
  4. Pulling out indicator lamps.

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Scheme 44: Socket and Spring Contacts

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Scheme 45

Socket and Spring contacts compress the springs while the connector is pushed from the housing.

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Scheme 47

Flat spring contacts depress the spring allowing the connector to be pushed or gently pulled from the connector housing.

Instrument Cluster Illumination Bulb Holder Removal Socket

The backlighting illumination bulbs are removed from the cluster by placing square head of the socket on the bulb holder and turning 90° counter clockwise.

The bulb removal socket is used on all instrument clusters.

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Scheme 48: Instrument Cluster Illumination Bulb Holder Removal Socket