what are you guys using to remove the pins from the connectors?
i'm having no luck trying it my way.

 

I had a small screwdriver that I had to grind on all 4 sides until it fit in the hole for the pin connector . oh but it was for a 1uz swap not 3.4 , should work the same though.

 

guess it helps to unlock the connector.

 

Man im having the same problem n i got the connector unlocked. didnt have any prob getting pins out until I started the ecu plugs man they are so little.i havent got any yet I just sprayed some contact lube that i use for my crossfaders on my mixer. hopefully it will help.

 

Snap On make a small kit to take those pins out of factory plugs.

SnapOn is pricey and hard to locate unless you have a regular truck but I am sure that other tool companies sell the same thing.

 

Yea I finally got all my out took alot of practice and the ecu plugs from my 02 donor suck no matter how great u are. took me about a day to learn to properly unlock and pick them but now I'm a plug removing fool. unpinned the whole 3.0 harness for practice. good stuff guys. I used a bobby pin for most of the smaller connectors eventually my fingers got sore so I went to the 99 cent store and got a small screwdriver set and went to town on em on the bench grinder.