Instruction Sheet   408-4378 Extraction Tool 318845-1 09 MAY 11 Rev A 3. Depress the extraction tool interlock lever and Interlock insert the tip of the tool into the contact cavity in the Lever mating face of the housing. Make sure that the tip is completely bottomed in the cavity. Plastic 4. While holding the extraction tool in position and Handle pulling back on the wire, release the interlock lever and push the tool handle forward. The wire and contact should pull out of the housing. Spring-Loaded Push Wire Toward Housing Metal Tip Before Engaging Tool Tip Extraction Tool Figure 1 1. INTRODUCTION Extraction Tool 318845-1, shown in Figure 1, is designed to remove .140 contacts, listed in Figure 2, from MATE-N-LOK* Connectors. Read these instructions thoroughly before attempting to remove Mating Face of any contacts. Housing (Ref) Reasons for reissue of this document are provided in Section 5, REVISION SUMMARY. STRIP LOOSE PIECE Figure 3 PIN SOCKET PIN SOCKET 61627-[ ] 61626-[ ] 350389-[ ] 350388-[ ] Before using the contact again, reset the locking NOTE lances to their original positions. To obtain the 350201-[ ] 350200-[ ] 350391-[ ] 350390-[ ] correct setting dimensions for the locking lances, i 770484-[ ] - - - - - - consult the Customer Drawing covering the specific contact, or contact TE Connectivity engineering. Figure 2 4. TOOL MAINTENANCE 2. DESCRIPTION (Figure 1) It is recommended that the tool be inspected when you The extraction tool consists of a spring-loaded metal receive it and at regularly scheduled intervals. The tool tip with an integral plunger mounted to a plastic handle is not repairable and should be replaced when it is with an interlock lever. When the interlock lever is worn or damaged. Store the extraction tool in a clean, depressed, the plunger is held until the contact locking dry place and clean the extraction tool with a soft, lint- lances are depressed by the tip. After the lever is free cloth. released, the plunger is released, permitting the contact to be pushed out the rear of the housing. Additional tools can be purchased from: CUSTOMER SERVICE (038-035) 3. EXTRACTION PROCEDURE (Figure 3) TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1. Determine the contact to be removed and grasp PO BOX 3608 the wire attached to that contact. HARRISBURG PA 17105-3608 2. Move the contact forward as far as possible by 5. REVISION SUMMARY pushing the wire toward the housing. Since the previous version of this document, the If pushing the wire by hand is difficult, use Insertion following changes were made: NOTE Tool 91002-1. • Updated document to corporate requirements. i © 2011 Tyco Electronics Corporation, a TE Connectivity Ltd. Company TOOLING ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-722-1111 This controlled document is subject to change. 1 of 1 All Rights Reserved PRODUCT INFORMATION 1-800-522-6752 For latest revision and Regional Customer Service, *Trademark visit our website at www.te.com LOC B TE Connectivity, TE connectivity (logo), and TE (logo) are trademarks. Other logos, product and/or Company names may be trademarks of their respective owners.