GM - Chevy Battery terminal stripped out bolt replacement / repair

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@expertxx9923 Ай бұрын

My winter daily '96 Jimmy has the positive cable fall off all the time and i checked how the cable is connected and decided theres no way in hell im putting in that much work to replace a battery cable so here i am. Thought id rethread it but I didnt realize i could take the whole bolt out of it! Thanks for this video. In the future ill be 350 swapping it and when I do im definitely putting in some correct battery terminals instead of that GM sidepost shit.

@Zacpactv Ай бұрын

@@expertxx9923 glad you got it fixed. Sometimes i make up my own copper terminals and use a pair of scrimps from say harbor freight. It crimps the wire to a solid piece as good as factory solder. I hate when i see wires cut and the clamp on battery terminals lol they fail and wire gets brittle.

@tyrinp21 Жыл бұрын

This post is extremely helpful. Thank you!

@Zacpactv Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

@JB-ob8qu 10 ай бұрын

Many thanks for the video.

@Zacpactv 10 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@alexbellotti8423 11 ай бұрын

What happens most of the time is the threads in the battery itself might be threaded. The contact is just lead. I bought a battery terminal bolt with a slightly longer thread so it would go in a little deeper into the battery where the threads aren’t threaded. That worked. It’s just a temporary fix until the battery gets replaced, then I’ll just use the original bolt and make sure I don’t over tighten next time.

@Zacpactv 11 ай бұрын

That doesn’t seem impossible to do. I have learned batteries don’t have much wiggle room for longer bolts. Glad it tightened down for you though, I would of considered using a tap set to go up a size. Also a heli-coil

@TheCobra65427 8 ай бұрын

Exactly what I did

@TheCobra65427 8 ай бұрын

@@ZacpactvHe's correct. The longer bolt is what you'll probably need. Had the same issue on my Corvette. Autozone had a side terminal replacement bolt that was about twice as long, with a spacer to prevent bottoming out in the hole and piercing the battery. much better grip and no issues for over a year now.