SET-UP • If Crimping Tool is closed, squeeze handles together completely to override ratchet mechanism and release it. Tool will open. • To remove installed Dies and replace with opposite size: With Tool fully open, push Dies outward toward nose of Tool and Dies will release from Retaining Block Ball Detent. Push desired Dies into nose of Tool until Ball Detent engages. OPERATION Strip end of wire to expose 3/16”-3/8” Slip Silicone Connector Wire Seal Insert over end of stripped wire with offset collar outward Set Crimp Terminal into Female Die with the large “U” feature nested into the “U” feature of the Die Place the stripped end of the wire into the smaller “U” feature of the Connector with the Silicone Connector Wire Seal nested in the larger “U” Slowly apply pressure to the handles and pull them together. The moveable handle will ratchet in as it is closed. Close handles completely and squeeze until the ratchet releases. Remove crimped terminal assembly from the tool. Slide the crimped Male or Female terminal assembly into the rear of the corresponding Housing. Continue to push inward until the Silicone Wire Seal is fully seated and the retaining wings of the terminal click into place within the Housing. The terminal crimp and installation is now complete and the process is repeated for additional terminals if required. TERMINAL RELEASE Insert Extraction Tool into the terminal end of the Housing and push firmly inward while pulling the wire out of the rear of the Housing. The retaining wings of the Terminal will be pushed inward and the wire and Terminal assembly will release.