Connector and a method of assembling it

A connector comprising a housing, at least one terminal fitting configured for insertion into the housing along an insertion direction, at least one lock configured for displacement at an angle to the insertion direction during insertion of the terminal fitting, the lock further being configured for engaging behind the terminal fitting when the terminal fitting reaches a proper insertion position to prevent withdrawal of the terminal fitting while permilling some movement of the terminal fitting along the insertion direction, a retainer mounted in the housing at a partial locking position such that the retainer such that the retainer is loosely movable along the insertion direction and permits insertion of the terminal fitting into the housing, the retainer further being movable in a moving direction substantially normal to the insertion direction and into a full locking position in the housing, wherein:

• the retainer and the housing are formed with surfaces that interengage as the retainer is pushed along the moving direction from the partial locking position to the full locking position, the surfaces being aligned for displacing the retainer along the insertion direction as the retainer is pushed along the moving direction from the partial locking position to the full locking position;
• and wherein
• the retainer comprises at least one pusher (44) engageable with the terminal fitting as the retainer is moved to the full locking position for pushing the terminal fitting to the proper insertion position and holding the terminal fitting in the housing at its proper insertion position.