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Removal Procedure

  1. GM1235275

    Remove the auxiliary power outlet fuse from the fuse block.

  2. Remove the receptacle:
    1. Look into the receptacle. There are two 3 mm (0.11 in) tab windows 12 mm (0.47 in) from the front of the receptacle. The EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover pushes the plastic latches from these tab windows and the receptacle can be pulled straight out.
    2. Place one side of the "T" portion of the EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover into the tab window. The EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover will not fit straight into the receptacle. Angle the slightly for insertion into the receptacle.
    3. Insert the other side of the "T" into the opposite tab window.

      You must move the EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover handle toward horizontal to engage the other tab window.

    4. Use the EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover to pull the receptacle straight out.
  3. GM1120988

    If EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover tool fails to release the lighter socket from the retainer, perform the following alternate method:

    1. Insert a small grinding tool with a cutoff wheel into the socket.
    2. Remove the plastic latches in the 3 mm (0.11 in) square windows.
    3. Use the EL-42059  Cigar Lighter Socket Remover as directed above to remove the socket.