Weather pack crimping problems

[Whiskeymike]

I'm trying to use a new tool-aid crimper http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000K1CFXO/?tag=atomicindus08-20 and having quite a bit of difficulty.

There's a slot that the weather pack connector fits in perfectly with the multiple widths of the connector. However, when I crimp, it spreads the flanges apart instead of crimps them. If I put it kind of sideways like in the picture, it rolls it and crimps it kind of half assed, but better than other way. Not very repeatable.

Do I have the wrong tool, or am I doing something wrong?

 

[Strouty]

Try putting the crimp ears into the hollow part, then the crimper would roll the tabs instead of spread them.

 

[QtrHorse13]

Are you sitting the connector in the bottom crimp jaw (bottom in your pic)? Are you putting the larger part of the connector in the wider portion of the crimper jaw?

Just in case.... You are sitting the connector in the raised section (raised section on the bottom crimp jaw in your pic) of the crimp jaws, correct?

 

[pmilin]

Your putting the terminal in upside down. The ears go towards the W side of the crimp jaws. Also those jaws don't look like the right ones to crimp the seal around.

You will do a better job with these: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/images/L/4185-099.JPG

Check out this web site. It gives step by step: http://automotivewireconnectors.com/

 

[QtrHorse13]

They are the right jaws. He is either putting the connector in the U shaped section on the bottom or upside down in the correct section.

 

[pmilin]

They are the right jaws. He is either putting the connector in the U shaped section on the bottom or upside down in the correct section.

The jaws will crimp the wire ok but they will mangle the tabs that hold the seal.

 

[QtrHorse13]

My Ideal multi jaw crimper works great and it looks just like the one he has. The crimp jaws have a wide and narrow side (left and right). You have to install the larger/ wider part of the connector that goes around the rubber grommet in the correct/ wider side.

 

[pmilin]

Your right.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Watch this video !

Crimping and Assembling a Packard Weather Pack Connector

The Delphi (GM/Packard) tool 12014254 is more expensive BUT it has a locator on the back (0.31 in the video) to properly hold the terminal. That locator is the KEY to a successful crimp !

 

[redmondjp]

I used to design heavy truck wiring harnesses, and bought a genuine Packard crimp tool while I was there. Mine is a single-width which requires that I do the wire crimp and the seal crimp separately. Sometimes I've found it useful to slightly pre-bend the tabs down on the wire seal in order for the crimper to crimp it properly.

Some of the aftermarket crimpers may have slightly different dimensions than the OEM ones, and it doesn't take more than a few thousandths' difference between a good and bad crimp.

 

[Whiskeymike]

Thanks, I'll try it again in the morning and see if I can figure it out.