lose fuses
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lose fuses
When I plug my wiper fuse in its lose. Do I have to drop the whole fuse block to fix it? Any info would help my fix it books don't go that far in depth. thanks
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I think you would have to. Then remove the prongs from the fuse block and bend them closer together.
Or you could do a temp fix and solder on some solder to the fuse to make the fuse clips thicker.
Or you could do a temp fix and solder on some solder to the fuse to make the fuse clips thicker.
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Thanks I'll try the solder fix it to make sure thats it. I'm a little afraid to drop the whole fuse block without the repair instructions thanks.
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or wedge a tiny piece of aluminum can inbetween each spade and the sockets ofr the spades
cut the aluminum up with scissors
for now
good luck
cut the aluminum up with scissors
for now
good luck
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probably would work but aluminum is not as good as a conductor as copper/silver/gold. With up to 25 amps going through it, might not be the best way to go.
The prongs on the fusebox come out if you jam a small screwdriver to the prong at the right spot.
The prongs on the fusebox come out if you jam a small screwdriver to the prong at the right spot.
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those sleeves are actually fuse taps, they are made of copper. that would be a good way to fix the problem, and probably is why the fuse socket is bent out of whack to start with hehe. They are super cheap at Advance or Autozone and such. It pretty much fits over the blade of the fuse and leaves you a spade terminal to attatch a power wire/connector to.
You can just snip the spade terminal off using some cutters. I would recommend this over the solder technique. Solder is very soft, and after a while will wear thin again, also it will develope a black oxidation over time where it makes contact with the "fingers" in your fuseblock. Not to mention in a current overdraw situation the last thing you want in your fuseblock is melting solder.
Good luck with your fix.
You can just snip the spade terminal off using some cutters. I would recommend this over the solder technique. Solder is very soft, and after a while will wear thin again, also it will develope a black oxidation over time where it makes contact with the "fingers" in your fuseblock. Not to mention in a current overdraw situation the last thing you want in your fuseblock is melting solder.
Good luck with your fix.
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Solder doesnt increase the resistance of the circuit that much, hence the reason it is used in circuit boards. I dont think you would have any problems with adding a little solder to the terminals but OTOH it isnt the correct way to fix it
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