Re: TCC solenoid plug?
>If working in tight spaces are your thing. Once we found the plug on the
>tranny it took MAYBE a minute to get it off and once we get the solenoid
>fixed it'll be back on there in 2 or 3 seconds.
The problems with doing it at the tranny are as follows:
- Virtually all the time, the plug is covered in crud. It's a dirty
job.
- Often, the plug is stuck, and removal isn't easy.. I've seen people
break the locking tabs, or the plug itself trying to remove it...
Some people pull on the wires, and then there's even *bigger*
problems.
- And last but not least, while the plug remains removed, it usually
fills up with more crud, and the connectors corrode. The possibility
of a short exists, also, as the harness will simply flop around under
the hood, exposed. If/when the time comes to reconnect it, trouble
can result as a result of gunk in the connector, worn/chaffed wiring,
or both.
I still prefer the quick and simple brake-pedal method.. :-)
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