In terms of cleaning the lucar connector sleeves, there is a great lucar connector cleaning brush made by GEM Enterprises, www.gem-enterprises.net/page3.html. I have been using one of these brushes for close to 10 years now on both my Spitfire and MGB. If the lucar connector is still in good condition, but just dirty, these are the cat's meow in my opinion.
Randall, I do believe all TRs used bullet connectors. I know my son's 76 TR7 has lots of them. And you're right, it's a good idea to have a number of these lucar connector sleeves on hand because sometimes the problem is the metal has broken within the rubber sleeve. Mark Subject: Re: [TR] cleaning electrical bullet connectors > I don't have much time at the moment to replace all the electrical connectors on the GT6, let alone the whole > wiring harness. But I've been having some of the connectors get fritzy. Is there a preferred way of minimizing > future unintentional disconnect events? In general, I polish away any corrosion I can reach with a Scotch-Brite pad or similar. Then bend as necessary to get a good, firm mechanical connection; and apply a light coat of some suitable material to attempt to keep future oxidation away. Not sure if the GT6 uses bullet connectors; but sometimes the bullet sleeves are simply broken inside and must be replaced. It can be difficult to tell, since the outer vinyl sleeve will shrink and grab the bullet at the edge of the sleeve. So, I make sure to push the bullet well inside the sleeve, and then check (by tugging gently on the wire) that it's held firmly by the metal contact inside the sleeve. If there is any play at all, the sleeve should be replaced, IMO. Arguably, sleeves are cheap enough (under $1 @ British Wiring) to just replace whenever there is any doubt Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
