As we all are trying to save money by working on our rigs or in my case, my wifes rig, I have run into a snag with a bad actuator motor. But the thing that has put a (if you'll pardon the pun) monkey wrench in the works, is the three wires connected to sonething just to the left of the T case yoke. Do these wires need to be removed from the current plug and reinstalled into the new one or is there another answer?
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Yes, Following is by my old pal Streetgang;
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You have to remove those three wires from the old t-case motors connector, and put them into the new connector (naturally they have to go in the same places on the new). Just use a dental pick and release the wire from the old connector....then they should just click right into the new connector......like I said just be sure to put them in the same locations as they are in now on the new connector......there are three open holes on the new connector thats where they go.
.....if you look at it you will see that those three wires can not be removed from the t-case, but if you use a dental pic like I said you can just slide them out of the old connector and then right into the new one (they will just clip right in when you seat the pin all the way in)......there is a total of ten wires that come from the t-case.....seven from the motor, and three from the t-case it self.......and there are seven existing wires on the new connector you/we have.....just a matter of adding the three from the t-case to make ten........look at it close and you will see exactly what I am talking about.
I would go under the truck with the new motor, and just pull the wire from the old connector and then put it right into the new one to avoid any confusion. Start with the one in the center, then match the other two up using the color of the wire next to it for a guide.....should take less than 15min to do the job..."
and for the record, this too (for others in the future):
1356 Electric Shift Motor Connector, Missing Pins, Bronco & Ford; "...Carefully record wire pin positions. Using a suitable tool, release each sensor wire pin. NOTE: Some harnesses may have a center pin as shown in the sample graphic. If there is a center pin, it must also be transferred. Install wire pins in the replacement motor connector in the same position as in the original motor connector until they snap in place. Note that the sensor and harness wire colors must match. Verify pin placement, then replace red locking tab. This completes wire pin transfer. The white pins are the ones for the speed sensor that need to be transferred..."
Source: by CARDONE
