need help, with jeep wiring

[mesobunny]

we are trying to remove the wiring harness from the firewall but it wont come out, we unscrewed it but it just wiggled between the metal and the stuff is still stuck on bothsides.the car is a 87 jeep larado. All the wires fried togther and now we have to replace it, but it just wont come dose any one have any ideas on were to find info and how do it or mabey know how all the wires got fried

[Saudade]

Are you taking about the large connector mounted on the firewall by the brake booster? If so, I had a hard time splitting it as well on my '88. I had to keep rocking, and pulling. After a bit, I was able to get a small flat screwdriver in between to help wedge them apart. SOme of the terminals got corroded which was why it was stuck (and why some of my sensor reading were whacky).

If not this, then what part of the harness are you working on? Are you trying to pass it through a hole in the firewall? If you're going to replace it, you can simply cut the ends off.

As for why, that's hard to say without looking. Sounds like maybe you had a short somewhere in that area.

[mesobunny]

ya but how do i put it back in nicely and get the new one out of the an old recking yard car ?

[Saudade]

You still haven't said which harness and where on the firewall. Can you slide the harness back and for at all? Does it just gets stuck at the ends? Have you removed the grommets?