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Removal Procedure

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    Fig 1: Cigar Lighter Socket/Accessory Power Outlet
    GM1235275Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. 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:  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:  Remover into the tab window. The EL 42059:  Remover will not fit straight into the receptacle. Angle the EL 42059:  Remover 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:  Remover handle toward horizontal to engage the other tab window.

    4. Use the EL 42059:  Remover to pull the receptacle straight out.
    3. Fig 2: Using Grinding Tool
    GM1120988Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. If EL 42059:  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:  Remover as directed above to remove the socket.
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