Ron59

Hi all. 1999 4Runner - 6 cyl. changing the (stock) alternator out, and I'm stuck on a connector I've never seen before. There are 2 connectors, the first is the wide style with the single tab you push down and pull the connector out. That one I have. The second is an odd plastic gray connector... looks a bit like a rubber boot? I can't seem to get that one off. I found this thread: http://www.yotatech.com/f2/help-stup...necter-229427/ Where the guy was having the same exact problem. Sounds like he got it, WITHOUT then explaining *how* he got it off. Pry it off? Push and twist? I've tried twisting left and right, but don't want to apply too much force and break it. So... a *detailed* "how to", would SURELY be appreciated. Cuz I'm dead in the water right this second, and this is my daily driver. Thanks all.

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enapa

It probably is filled with dust/grease/gunk. Have you tried spraying it with contact cleaner or something?

Ron59

I have some brake clean I can use.

Even then... HOW does it come off? Twist? Pry?

Ron59

RESOLVED.

That was not a connector. In fact, it WAS a plastic "boot".

It does NOT twist off in any way. I took a small screwdriver, and gently pried one of the sides outward (from the rear of the "boot" where it meets the wire). A very gentle pry and it very easily came off.

What is under there is the wire with circle, and a nut holds it on the post. The plastic thing is nothing more than a boot. If you broke it, you could get a rubber boot to replace, like the old models had.