Patent ID: 8756813

Claim:
A method of remanufacturing a fuel injector, a. the fuel injector having an original lead extending out of an overmold block, the original lead having: (1) an embedded portion positioned within the overmold block; and (2) a protruding portion positioned outside the overmold block; b. the method including the steps of: (1) milling a cavity into the overmold block using a milling cutter to cut into the overmold block in a first direction; (2) splitting the original lead into an original lead remainder portion and an original lead discard portion, wherein the original lead remainder portion: i. remains within the overmold block, and ii. includes a remainder tip that is angled such that a surface area of contact between the replacement lead and the remainder portion is increased; (3) removing the original lead discard portion from the overmold block; and (4) securing a replacement lead to the original lead remainder portion within the overmold block, wherein the securing step further includes the steps of i. inserting the replacement lead into the overmold block such that the replacement lead overlaps with at least a portion of the original lead remainder portion; and ii. soldering the replacement lead to the original lead remainder portion.