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Posted by Smarty on July 19, 2008, 10:18 pm
>> Smarty wrote:
>>>> I am trying to open the front panel of my Kenmore / Whirlpool 29" dryer
>>>> to service the rollers, idler pulley, and drive belt.
>>>>
>>>> I have the top open and am trying to disconnect the door switch before
>>>> unscrewing the front panel. The door switch has two wires leading to
>>>> it and there is a convenient connector (3 conductor, only 2 are used) a
>>>> few inches away from the switch. I've tried pulling at that connector
>>>> as hard as I dare to unplug it, but no luck. It looks like there may
>>>> be two tiny tabs to press, but I have no way to press tabs that tiny
>>>> while pulling and trying to prevent damaging the wires. Does anyone
>>>> have any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> The door switch connector part number is Whirlpool # 3936144.
>>>>
>>>> (Yes, I could remove the entire switch, but was trying to avoid that.)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help!
>>>
>>>
>>> Can you compress the 2 tiny tabs with a pair of pliers / needle-nose
>>> pliers / vise grip so as to allow you then to gently unplug the plug?
>>
>> I did try that but no luck. If I had small needle nose pliers that bent
>> in at the end like tongs that might work, but I don't have such a tool,
>> if one exists. Curse the clowns that designed this connector!
>
>
> Radio Shack, among other places, sells hemostats which are tong-style
> needle nosed pliers which I have used to compress tabs on small and
> delicate connectors. You may want to get a pair and try them. Yanking on a
> connector which is still mated can easily lead to broken connector or wire
> problems.
Could not find the Radio Shack item on their website but here is a cheap
Harbor Freight alternative.....
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38034
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