I thought - CORRECTLY AS IT TURNS OUT - that it was to hold the SILLY CONE boot/seal.... :unibrow:

I also just ordered what appears to be a FAR SUPERIOR TOOL FOR OLD GUYS --- the SPX Kent Moore J-38852 - crimper. My old eyes - getting that stupid little terminal loaded - and held in place - and then trying to load the wire and get the boot/seal to stay in place etc.... TOO MUCH WORK... this Kent Moore tool HOLDS the terminal by the "nose" and then allows you to load the wire/seal combo... That's the way I like it - uh huh - uh huh....

Where did you get it and how much $$?

Ned --


http://www.bmotorsports.com/shop/pro...roducts_id/616


$129 plus shipping...

I have a Moroso changeable jaw ratcheting version -- but this Kent Moore tool appears to be FAR easier to use... so ordered one.

I can't find the Moroso version listed at Moroso any longer - they have the same looking tool - with changeable jaws - but they now seem to only come with Spark plug wire crimping jaws - and standard butt terminal jaws - while mine has the added Weather Pack jaws... But I've had it a long time and who knows where I might have gotten the jaw set.

Here's one on AMAZON that is similar to the ones I have (I have an Anchor Marine version and the Moroso version).

BUT -- this doesn't really hold the terminal. You have to get the terminal in the jaws -- where you're going to crimp - and then the jaws are covering up the terminal where you need to (want to) be able to see that you have the seal in - and the wire in where you want it. If that makes any sense.

The Kent Moore tool has an actual holder for the terminal allowing you to lay the wire and seal in - and then start your crimp.


http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920...=pd_sim_auto_2

You're doing it right and how I do it. You just have to be careful to use sealed terminals with the seal. The unsealed terminals obviously don't have provisions for the seal itself so you don't want to try and crimp the seal into those terminals.

BTW, you can use weatherpacks the same way you do metripacks. I was just messing with you saying I fixed it for you. I prefer metripack because they are smaller but weatherpacks work just as well.

Thanks Trey!

I bought the multi-pack Weatherpack kit from Casper Electronics on Summit for ~$70
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CEI-103005/ < Comes with removal tool.

I bought the Weatherpack crimper from Casper Electronics for $30 off Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Caspers-Electr...7002957&sr=8-2
Spending $130 on what a $30 tool can do is a waste of $100 IMHO.

For $3 more you get the Delphi Bulkhead connector removal tool as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Caspers-Electr..._bxgy_hi_img_b

Then just order a heat shrink tubing kit for $8 from Harbor Freight and get yourself a GOOD soldering iron.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92300 (Amazon wants $30 ...nuts)

WeatherPack terminal crimp using Paladin 2033
 

I have a Paladin 1300 series crimping tool for amateur radio / computer work. I use the #2033 die set for WeatherPack terminals, as seen here.

It's okay - it's just wrong is all...:D

The tangs cut into the silicone boot... rather than forming them ROUND around the boot... boots are expensive... and should be reusable.