need help trailer plug

[affordablesigns]

Sorry wouldnt let me post in how to section. I have a 2001 expedition and the 7 pin trailer plug has a broken wire. Its on the exstension piece of the plug. The wire is just right outside the sealed plug. is there a way to remove the terminal piece out of the plug. Hard to explain. anyone know what im rambling about? thanks

 

[affordablesigns]

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[Thermo]

Your best bet would be to simply cut off the old plug and pick up a new 7 pin plug. They are like $10. Then you can strip back the last few inches of the wiring into separate wires and reconnect them to the plug (stripping the last 1/2" of insulation from the wiring). This is going to be much easier than trying to fix any sort of other issue.

Of note though, 1 of the wires in the plug has power on it all the time. So, when you are cutting the plug off, cut 1 wire at a time and after cutting a wire, peel it back so you don't short circuit wires together.