Alignment apparatus for positioning a connector housing during wire insertion

The present disclosure sets forth an apparatus for accurately aligning a cavity (76) in a plastic connector housing (74) for insertion of an electrical terminal (92) and attached wire (90) during a block loading operation. The apparatus includes a two part terminal guiding member (96) having a funnel shaped hole through which the terminal (92) and wire (90) are passed. Features are included that engage the connector housing moving in until a selected cavity is in alignment with the funnel shaped hole which has the same shape as the cavity and is the same size or slightly smaller. The terminal and wire are then inserted into the selected cavity and the two part guiding member opened and withdrawn.