<VV> Wretched Electrical Connector

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

I never messed with them until they started giving me problems. And this  was 
BEFORE my killer headlight setup. 
If the horrid plastic thingy failed after 40 years, I'd agree. But 3 and 6  
years on two cars is a deficient design. And judging by the response on this  
forum, lots of other folks have had this problem too.
The real deficiency is it's substandard as far as common practice goes with  
electrical terminations. Typically, EVERYTHING connecting the terminals 
together  is metal. I have not seen anywhere else where a plastic 'nut' is used. And 
this  stuff creeps, ultimately losing clamping force, and hence all the 
complaints. 
 
John
 
In a message dated 3/6/2006 6:43:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
airvair at richnet.net writes:

Good  Lord, John, how often do you take it apart? Once a week?? I don't
mess with  it but on rare occasions, and as I stated, have never had
problems like you  have. I still say that it's not a deficient design.
Maybe the plastic  material could have been more durable, but after
40-odd years I can't  complain.

-Mark

I had a 65 fail after it was only 6 years old,  and I have seen a 68 fail
when it was only three years old. 
I am a firm  believer in maintenance, but the horrid plastic thingy
should be a  maintenance free item. Certainly when I out a screw and
a nut in its place,  I never had any problems with it EVER AGAIN!! 
So yes, the horrid plastic  thingy is a deficient design. Something like
this should NEVER fail. And  certainly never need preventive
maintenance. There are some parts on a car  one should never have to fool
with, or at the very least, not after such a  short period of
time.