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Hummer H3For the Hummer driver who wants the rugged look and off road capabilities of the Hummer, but in a smaller size and with a more fuel economy friendly engine.
Anyone know the part number for the TC motor's connector retaining clip for the V8, or where to buy one? It's item 2 in the image. Mine has become brittle and cracked and no longer retains the connector.
Hummerz, those parts look like connector locks, not mounting clips.
"CONNECTOR RETAINING CLIP" to keep the connection secured!
OR
"CONNECTOR MOUNTING CLIP" to prevent the connector from flopping around in the wind?
If the latter simply use a zip tie
"CONNECTOR RETAINING CLIP" to keep the connection secured!
OR
"CONNECTOR MOUNTING CLIP" to prevent the connector from flopping around in the wind?
If the latter simply use a zip tie
GM called it a connector retaining clip, but its really a mounting clip that securely holds the TC connector up above the TC and away from the exhaust system, which is just a few inches away. Both the TC harness and connector is sleeved in heat reflecting sheathing that protects it from the heat of the Alpha exhaust here. I know from experience that standard plastic/nylon stuff like zip ties and split wire loom will just melt in this area. This little clip sits under the connector and the heat rejecting sheath that goes around the connector also protects the clip from the heat of the exhaust.
For now, I put a zip tie up there, then used aluminum tape around the area to provide heat rejection for the zip tie. I'm afraid the connector will move though and the zip tie could chafe the wires, or the zip tie will fail from the heat and let the connector itself migrate from its mounting location toward the exhaust, so would like to revert to the factory mounting clip.
I found some stuff on the website Hummerz posted that looks like a similar shape, so might work - I'll probably give them a call and send a dimensioned photo to see if they can find something with the same measurements that I could use instead of the OEM clip.
GM called it a connector retaining clip, but its really a mounting clip that securely holds the TC connector up above the TC and away from the exhaust system, which is just a few inches away. Both the TC harness and connector is sleeved in heat reflecting sheathing that protects it from the heat of the Alpha exhaust here. I know from experience that standard plastic/nylon stuff like zip ties and split wire loom will just melt in this area. This little clip sits under the connector and the heat rejecting sheath that goes around the connector also protects the clip from the heat of the exhaust.
For now, I put a zip tie up there, then used aluminum tape around the area to provide heat rejection for the zip tie. I'm afraid the connector will move though and the zip tie could chafe the wires, or the zip tie will fail from the heat and let the connector itself migrate from its mounting location toward the exhaust, so would like to revert to the factory mounting clip.
I found some stuff on the website Hummerz posted that looks like a similar shape, so might work - I'll probably give them a call and send a dimensioned photo to see if they can find something with the same measurements that I could use instead of the OEM clip.
My '07 3 still has the ORIGINAL factory installed TC motor! I will post the "MOUNTING" clip next time I'm under.
I just cable tied the wire harness to the open TCASE hole at the case splitter mounts. That mount/clip is always distorted or brittle after removing.
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Transfer Case Motor Connector retaining clip
