[s-cars] ECU dismantling...

[Mark Strangways]

Sure is scary the first time you do it.

I don't even bat an eye now.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Myers" <Bob at chips-ur-s.com>
To: "Tony Curran" <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>; "S-Car-List at Audifans.Com" 
<s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2005 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] ECU dismantling...


>
> Thdere are thfree stand-offs which need to be separated at the "hinge" end 
> of the folded boards.  The center pin has a small plastic insert which 
> locks it in place.  Turn the ECU upside doawn so that the metal base is on 
> top and then use a needle nosed pliers to pull the center pin of that 
> connector.  It has a dark bottom tip visible at the center bottom of the 
> post.  Grab it and pull it out.
>
> Now turn the ECU over and use a reasonably soft lever to apply a bit of 
> pressure to pop apart the two connectors (one at each end of the "hinge". 
> One part is shaped a bit like the rook of a chess set.
>
> Now go to the connector end.  Find two small catches, one at each end. 
> Insert something in these catches to hold them open.  I use a couple of 
> wooden toothpicks to do this but just about anything small will do the 
> job.  Leave the toothpicks in place.  Lift and pull on the top board while 
> pressing down and in on the top row of connectors.  The top board will pop 
> loose ans slide away from the connector.  It is now open.
>
> It takes a lot longer to write it up than it does to do it.
>
>
> At 06:49 PM 4/29/2005, Tony Curran wrote:
>
>>On last leg...how do you disconnect top PCB from black connector? Can see
>>two black plastic posts sticking thru top board but how are they cannector
>>to th ebody of main black edge connector?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Tony
>>96 S6
>>
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