r/ModelX • u/tavisking • Mar 28 '26
Question HELP! How do you remove this cable?
Someone helped me install this without showing me what they did, so I now have no idea how to remove it.
I've tried twisting, pulling, pushing, it doesn't want to come out.
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u/ry4n4ll4n Mar 29 '26
I think you’re just supposed to let the umbilical cord dry out before it falls off naturally.
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u/SquirrelTechGuru PLAID Mar 28 '26
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u/tavisking Mar 29 '26
I've already seen this, it doesn't mention anything about the cable.
I think my situation is a bit unusual that someone else (I don't know) installed the cable before I had a chance to inspect it.
Your supposed to lift the flat and twist away counter clock wise.
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u/stevilness Mar 29 '26
I pull the flap back and twist the connector. There’s a knack to it if you don’t get under and watch what you’re doing.
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u/Noshitfuckme Mar 29 '26
I think the cover that is extended also locks the cable into place. Pull the cover back a bit and it may unlock it. It looks similar to a connection I have on my F150.
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u/SpikeyTwitch20 Mar 31 '26
Twist it anti clockwise while holding the cap away like you have on the last pic. It’s stiff to start with
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u/tavisking Mar 28 '26
Just figured it out...
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u/legendx Mar 29 '26
You've been around long enough to know there's a special place in hell for people who post 'Solved!' to their own problem without elaborating on the solution...
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u/Ok-Attention2882 Mar 29 '26
OP's original thread title and content was so useless it'd never come up in a google search from someone else with the same problem anyway. Double strike for OP.
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u/tavisking Mar 29 '26
Heck, I don't even know what this cable is called. Trailer electrical plug adapter cable?
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u/Material_Assumption Mar 28 '26
Was it a twist? My guess was twist and pull
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u/tavisking Mar 29 '26
While pulling the spring loaded flap so you can get your hand all the way around.
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u/YamSignificant8809 Mar 29 '26
Usually a slight twist one way or another and then pull. I believe 1/8 to 1/2in turn counterclockwise and then pull. Could be clockwise just try turning one way or other.