Trim sensor replacement wiring. Connector pin tool ?

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Trim sensor replacement wiring. Connector pin tool ?

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Replacing the trim sensor. I have a selection of 82 pin removal tools, but none of them seem to be able to disassemble the connector. Has anybody had experience with this. Maybe a picture of which tool, or explanation of how you disassembled the old connector ? I guess I better explain more for future search engine results. This is the trim sensor wiring connection that is inside the transom. The replacement sensor is sent without a connector so they individual wires can be passed through the hole in the transom. They come pre-crimped with the connectors that fit the connection housing in the pictures included.
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Volvo or Mercury trim sensor? You're also covering the numbers on the connector, and identifying the connector maker and model/type is how I would go about trying to figure out how to disassemble it.
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Thanks for the reply,,,, I was able to get it,,, It was a basic misunderstanding that the pin release was actuated from the other side of the connector. when presented with all the pin release tools it appeared that there must be a complicated release method of sliding one of the tools along side the wire side. I found i could have completed the process in moments with simple tools. Embarrassed. If I was not so behind on the work I would have taken the time to post a video of the task to save someone the same embarrassment.
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Thanks for sharing the result - hope it helps the next person with a similar problem!
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