Connector assembly and related methods

A connector assembly comprising:

• a connector body including a plurality of walls and a locking arm, the plurality of walls defining a cavity, and the locking arm coupled to a wall of the plurality of walls and including a lock tab;
• a lock member removably-disposed within the cavity and defining an aperture configured to receive a terminal, the lock member configured to inhibit the terminal from moving relative to the connector body, and the locking arm configured to engage the lock member to inhibit removal of the lock member from the cavity during assembly of the connector assembly;
• and
• an inner housing removably-disposed within the cavity, the lock tab is configured to engage the inner housing to inhibit removal of the inner housing from the cavity in an assembled configuration.

A method of assembling a connector assembly, the method comprising:

• disposing a lock member in a cavity of a connector body;
• inhibiting removal of the lock member from the cavity via a locking arm of the connector body by engaging the lock member with the locking arm, wherein the locking arm includes a lock tab;
• disposing an inner housing in the cavity, including:
• engaging the inner housing with the lock member, and
• applying a force to the inner housing to move the lock member and the inner housing within the cavity to engage (i) the lock member with an inner portion of the connector body and (ii) the inner housing with the locking arm;
• and
• inhibiting removal of the inner housing from the cavity via the locking arm by engaging the inner housing with the lock tab.