Tight plug help

[Iwill2]

I have been sent a replacement L7 Das-kit display for my m3 Moscow as the original one has moisture under the screen. Is there a trick to pulling the main plug to the controller? . I tried to pull it apart with just fingers but didn't seem to want to budge and two pairs of pliers doesn't seem like a good idea.

 

[Comfortably Numb]

I have been sent a replacement L7 Das-kit display for my m3 Moscow as the original one has moisture under the screen. Is there a trick to pulling the main plug to the controller? . I tried to pull it apart with just fingers but didn't seem to want to budge and two pairs of pliers doesn't seem like a good idea.

Have you tried giving it a turn first? Or even push it in and then give it a turn?
How long has the moisture been there? Maybe there's some corrosion in there now and it needs a shot or two of penetrating fluid first.
I'd keep the pliers away from it for sure. CN

 

[Iwill2]

No moisture in the plug, the bike is new and never been wet but for some reason there was moisture under the display screen from new , it forms when the bike is first put out in the sun then disappears. I've read that the plug is tight because of vacuum and I need to get air in there by pushing a small screwdriver into the join and letting air in. I haven't tried it yet as everything is working OK, I might try leaving it out in the sun for a few days and keep the new one until something stops working( probably miles from home)

 

[rich c]

A vacuum in the plug? How would they create a vacuum to suck the halves together? Someone is pulling your leg. When a handlebar grip is too tight, you get a crack started and blow air in it. I usually use an animal syringe and get a little liquid soap under the grips. Might give that a try.

 

[Moscow29]

It’s just condensation under the screen caused by temperature changes , I’ve had that quite a few times . Like you say leaving in the sun dries it out . Shouldn’t be a problem, and you’ve got a spare display now ! The plug connector is very tight - I managed to separate it with gentle slight side to side movement combined with pulling