Electrical connector woes

[Hoginedgewood]

Putting a bigger hitch on, had to remove the bumper. Removing the 7 blade connector, the black piece lost some teeth. I'm thinking the tiny black and gray pieces are not sold separately. Please help.

[Someclown]

41 minutes ago, Hoginedgewood said:

Putting a bigger hitch on, had to remove the bumper. Removing the 7 blade connector, the black piece lost some teeth. I'm thinking the tiny black and gray pieces are not sold separately. Please help.

The black tab is a broken piece off the of the plug or socket and holds the plug in place

The Grey just locks the black tab in place by sliding in the plug release tab (which is part of that black tab)

 

Mainly they work together to keep the plug and socket from coming loose

Edited July 29, 2023 by Someclown

[Hoginedgewood]

On 7/29/2023 at 7:58 PM, Someclown said:

The black tab is a broken piece off the of the plug or socket and holds the plug in place

The Grey just locks the black tab in place by sliding in the plug release tab (which is part of that black tab)

 

Mainly they work together to keep the plug and socket from coming loose

I was thinking I would have to replace the wires and both plug ends, but I remembered I bought a set of Houdini connector releases, I will see about just changing the connector end.