whatchamacallit type electrical connector

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:30 pm

almost done redoing the finals and a few other small things before i head for the swamp with my new steering clutches and brakes. while removing sticks from the belly pan, found I broke off the wires going to the neutral transmission switch broken off. Without getting a new wiring harness from Deere... just hoping to put a new end on each wire. I can't figure out what to call that type connector. It slides on from the side (same type of connector that the starter switch on mine has). I've seen them before... what do I call it? (I could modify a spade connector, but would rather use something made for it)
Help?

truck209 · Post by **truck209** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 1:06 am

I,ve had trouble finding these before, I think its a piggyback can be looked up on Mc Master-carr Web site

jthornton · Post by **jthornton** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 6:43 am

Do you have a photo of the connector?

JT

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:52 am

here is a picture of a similar style connection (male side) hard to find one that shows what I want to show.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/John-Deere-Igni ... 0729658015

jthornton · Post by **jthornton** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:18 am

I've never seen a connector like that. I assume it is spring loaded and insulated. Is it possible to splice the original wires with heat shrink type butt connectors? Or solder and heat shrink seal the joint with the sealing type of heat shrink.

JT

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:45 am

found it. Talked to a guy dealing with tractor wiring harnesses, and he said its the same as the connector for mid 70s GM air conditioning pumps.

here's what it looks like.

http://www.overridemotorsports.com/ACDelco%20PT179

cowboy4996 · Post by **cowboy4996** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 10:47 am

Try John Deere part # RE14069....$15.00 or so...should plug into the switch and has short length of wires to splice into.

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:24 am

thanks... thought it had to be the whole piece of harness. already have Napa coming with one though. but at least this thread should help some other people out.

jtrichard · Post by **jtrichard** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:19 pm

now you have to find where that switch has been bypassed .. i assume that you have been starting it with the key/switch? if so then some where they have ran a jumper wire from the switch to the starter

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:44 pm

it wasn't bypassed, I just broke off what was there....interesting little deal they had on there, looks like someone bent pieces of wire to make their own little spring connector...

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 5:46 pm

tried McMaster by the way.. (one of my favorite websites.. besides this one of course

) I just go on there and look and think to myself.. "That's pretty smart, never knew that existed!".. or "what would you need one of THOSE THAT BIG for?"

jtrichard · Post by **jtrichard** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 9:49 pm

My bad i did not see that you said that you had broke the wire

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 2:33 am

Well.... just so that everybody knows....that's not the right connector. Off to Mother Deere I go.

jsal · Post by **jsal** » Tue Feb 04, 2014 6:43 am

there is a company in chesterfield MI that handles all types of automotive wiring clips Pointe Products.

jim

lurch85 · Post by **lurch85** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 11:23 am

Thanks cowboy for that part number... local guys couldn't find it, and had to have them look up by part number to find it... should be here in a day or two... THANKS!

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