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I was hoping to install the dash today. Thought I had it ready till I had it in the car and looked at the connector for the vaccuum lines. There were 2 pins broke off in the connector. One was a blank, but the other needed to work. Don't know how I missed this. I had even tried to reinforce one of the other pins that was cracked, but still in place. So I carried the dash back in to my work table and figured out a solution.
I got this connector assortment and used the 2 small ones to make new pins. (you only get 2 of the small ones, so the one laying out in pic is actually lager than what I used) I used a utility knife to shave the barbs and the center tabs off. Chucked it in the drill and sanded round. Then drilled holes and tapped. Just move control so internal piece is out of the way before drilling. Used die to thread pins. The first one I tried at 6-32 but the die would wanted to twist the tube. By leaving the end barb on I was able to do them better at 8-32. I then used a little plastic epoxy on the thread and screwed them in. They seem to be more solid than the originals. Not sure how it seals them inside, so I'll have to wait till everything is together to see how well it functions.
I was hoping to install the dash today. Thought I had it ready till I had it in the car and looked at the connector for the vaccuum lines. There were 2 pins broke off in the connector. One was a blank, but the other needed to work. Don't know how I missed this. I had even tried to reinforce one of the other pins that was cracked, but still in place. So I carried the dash back in to my work table and figured out a solution.
I got this connector assortment and used the 2 small ones to make new pins. (you only get 2 of the small ones, so the one laying out in pic is actually lager than what I used) I used a utility knife to shave the barbs and the center tabs off. Chucked it in the drill and sanded round. Then drilled holes and tapped. Just move control so internal piece is out of the way before drilling. Used die to thread pins. The first one I tried at 6-32 but the die would wanted to twist the tube. By leaving the end barb on I was able to do them better at 8-32. I then used a little plastic epoxy on the thread and screwed them in. They seem to be more solid than the originals. Not sure how it seals them inside, so I'll have to wait till everything is together to see how well it functions.