How To Repair An Abraided Wiring Harness

Carrie23		#1 Posted : Thursday, July 4, 2013 1:13:37 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Fellow member Groups: Registered Joined: 7/iv/2013(UTC) Posts: eight		I take a basic Kenmore washing auto. A portion of the wiring harness is shorting out, as follows: The wiring harness attaches to the motor via a plastic "quick-connect" plumbing fixtures. The motor is the "male person" finish -- it has ix (nine) tiny little flat copper tabs protruding. The "quick-connect" plumbing equipment at stop of the wiring harness is the "female" end. The "quick-connect" fitting is a rectangular piece of plastic with nine slots. That allows you to shove the "quick-connect" fitting onto the motor! My problem is that on the "quick-connect" fitting, one of those slots is burned! That is because the clip-thingy at the end of the wire Within the "quick-connect" fitting is loose, and allows the electricity to arc and short out. Question: is there a way to repair this? It virtually looks similar I could pull that offending wire out of the "quick-connect" fitting, clip a new copper clip onto the end of the wire, and and then shove it dorsum into the Quick Connect fitting, and "voila" trouble solved. Can this be done? What do I demand to do this?

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fairbank56		#2 Posted : Thursday, July 4, 2013 1:50:34 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Expert Joined: 10/16/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,806 Was thanked: 2 fourth dimension(due south) in 2 mail service(southward)		Aye, you tin can fix that. Y'all will need a new female last. Whirlpool 352088 Terminal, Female (disconnect Black) - AppliancePartsPros.com There are proper crimp pliers for installing them which you lot probably don't have and you lot need to make sure to do a practiced crimp job. If you crimp with something other than the proper tool, I would suggest adding a very small amount of solder to the connectedness. Do not let the solder wick up the wire strands equally this will become a weak indicate due to vibration of the wires. At that place is a very small tab on the terminal that locks it into the connector housing. A pocket-size jewelers screwdriver will unremarkably work well to get the old ane out. Also, when you strip the wire to install the connector, if the wire strands are discolored/oxidized, I would go on cutting back until y'all discover adept clean wire strands. If you don't have enough slack in the wire, then you lot will need to get some additional wire (16awg) and splice it to the existing wire using a barrel connector. Eric

fairbank56		#3 Posted : Th, July 4, 2013 2:38:49 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Fellow member Groups: Expert Joined: 10/xvi/2012(UTC) Posts: three,806 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(south)		Actually, the holding tab may be in the connector and non on the final. Here are photo's I only took of the wire connection in a GE washer which is very like. Just use a strong wire to agree the tab out of the way and then just pull the wire terminal out. Eric

Carrie23		#4 Posted : Thursday, July four, 2013 6:51:43 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: seven/4/2013(UTC) Posts: viii		Splendid photos! Give thanks you! I have a question, though. You said to replace my existing "Quick-Connect" (which now I sympathize to be called a "dis-connect"). Yous probably said that because I said it was "burned." Upon close inspection, it is simply discolored . Therefore, following your instructions, this is what I'll practice. Please tell me if this sounds correct: one.) I will imitate what you are doing in your photo; I will printing back the "holding tab" with a small screwdriver which will release the bad electrical wire and permit me to pull information technology out. 2.) I will cut off the bad/charred end, until I see fresh copper, then I will adhere a fresh new "Crimp-on-thingy." 3.) So I will insert the wire (with it'due south new Crimp-On-Thingy attached) into my existing discolored QuickConnect. Does that audio exactly right, in the right order? Oh, I just realized something -- getting that EXACT Aforementioned "crimp-on-thingy" is going to be next to impossible because it has to be exactly the correct size to fit in my Quick-Connect plug.... how am I going to practice that?!? Perhaps what I'll end up having to exercise is get a whole new harness with wires already in it, and so do this: 1.) From the make new wiring harness (with prissy new wires already in information technology), I'll carefully remove one of the wires (using your screwdriver/tab technique). two.) I'll cut the BAD wire out of my existing harness and then WIRENUT the new wire onto information technology. 3.) And so I'll plug the fresh new wire cease thingy into my existing QuickConnect. I'grand thinking if I do it that manner, the little wire clippy-crimpy-thingy will exist dainty new and fresh, and if I connect the new wire to my existing wire using an bodily wire nut, I'll have a practiced, safe, tight connexion. I might even practice an extra skillful chore, pretwisting the wires, and then using electrical tape over the wirenut. That way, it volition be a skillful safe wirenut connection, and I won't have to worry most vibration, solder, etc. What do y'all think?

fairbank56		#5 Posted : Th, July iv, 2013 7:19:35 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Skillful Joined: 10/16/2012(UTC) Posts: 3,806 Was thanked: two time(s) in ii post(south)		The link I gave you lot for the female concluding should fit your connector. It is a Whirlpool part number for that connector. Your Kenmore is a Whirlpool direct bulldoze washer. A whole new wire harness would be rather expensive. ($68). If the plastic connector is in real bad shape, you tin replace information technology as well. http://www.appliancepartspros.c...tor-62505-ap3046392.html Eric

Guest		#6 Posted : Midweek, August 11, 2021 2:10:28 PM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Guest Groups: Joined: viii/10/2018(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: 99556 Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 postal service(due south)		How-do-you-do net people. I'yard trying to get an idea how much labor is involved with replacing a wiring harness. The short version is I was quoted $350 labor to replace ane in a Samsung front end loader. I'm trying to figure out if that'due south fair. But there'southward a bit more than to the story. I called an apparatus repair store about a month ago because the washer wouldn't spin. They were very backed upwards, but had skillful reviews so I decided to wait for a service telephone call. The tech spent less than five minutes on it and said the motor was bad and would cost at least $800 to replace, and so he said I should just buy a new automobile. I paid the $100 for the service call and then looked upwards the price of a new motor. It's $116, so I chosen and asked why it would cost over $800 to replace such an inexpensive office. They came dorsum with an estimate saying it needed a new motor, new motor cover and new motor control board. So I left a negative review online questioning how the tech came to this conclusion without even opening the machine. He only checked the error codes. The owner then called and offered to send a different tech. He came today and actually diagnosed information technology. The motor and control lath were fine. The wiring harness was damaged and needed to be replaced. He told me it would exist another $580 on top of the $100 service call I already paid. I said ok, but asked to see an estimate. They sent the judge. It's $190 for the part + shipping. A little high, but ok. Merely then the labor was $350. The first estimate they gave me to replace the motor, motor encompass and control lath was only $200 for labor. Not knowing much about washing machines, I would think that's a bigger job than replacing a wiring harness. But idea I'd try to observe someone who knows then I'll know if that'southward off-white.

Guest		#7 Posted : Dominicus, August 29, 2021 half-dozen:40:03 AM(UTC) Quote Multi-Quote
Rank: Guest Groups: Joined: 8/10/2018(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: 99556 Was thanked: ane time(s) in ane post(south)		I put a new wire harness on my ge meridian loader washer and now when I button start it won't fill

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Rank: Invitee Groups: Joined: 8/10/2018(UTC) Posts: 0 Location: 99556 Was thanked: i time(s) in 1 post(s)		I put a new wire harness on my ge tiptop loader washer and now when I push start it won't fill

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