How to Replace Battery Terminals

In this simple how-to I'll show you an easy and affordable way to upgrade your dirty or failing battery terminals! - Tim
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This product is meant for entertainment purposes only. Your mileage may vary. Do not try this at home. Void where prohibited. Some assembly required. For off-road use only. Slippery when wet. Batteries not included. Do not use while operating a motor vehicle, heavy equipment, cherokee XJ, wrangler TJ, wrangler JK, or any Jeep vehicle, especially the newer Fiat ones. How-to videos may be too intense for some viewers and children under 30 years of age. Please remain seated until the 4x4 ride has come to a complete stop. Studies have shown viewing these videos causes increased cancer risks in laboratory test people. I am not a professional, I have no training, I'm not even particularly good at horse whispering. Don't believe everything that you know. Please keep your hands in the vehicle at all times. Do not tap on glass. Do not eat anything that has been on the floor for more than 3 days. Keep your hands to yourself. Not to be taken internally. Reproduction strictly prohibited. Driver does not carry cash. Objects in Bleepinjeep mirrors may be farther than they appear.
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[@anthonyhutchins676]

You just saved my life stranded in a walmart parking lot because my terminal snapped in half lol

[@arielview1358]

Listen! My cadillac is stranded now in a walmart parking lot for connective issues. I have a top and side post battery. I had someone replace the negative side to top but hey did not do the positive. The side connection is iffy. Can i get electrocuted for changing my positive cable to a top post adapter if i do this without the battery?

[@kaigepalmer4223]

I swear to god I was stranded in a Walmart parking lot as well 🤣🤣 my terminal snapped too🤣

[@twoallbeefpattys3097]

@@kaigepalmer4223 best place to be stranded to be honest. You could fix your car AND eat a meal.

[@josephgutierrez8108]

Just happen to me

[@scottevensen2615]

Greetings my fellow 'stranded-at-Walmart' dudes! =p

[@sondratodd1175]

thank you , I 'm sure I can't get a man to fix ..lol..I'm 61 and a lady but with your simple instructions I'm sure I can do.. thx again S.T.

[@ivansorola1997]

Sondra Todd there are some men that still dont learn how to do this bet you can learn faster than me

[@elcoyotecojodeldesierto2300]

Just use safety glasses and gloves and u ready to go.

[@de0zz]

Also, wrap some electrical tape around the battery posts

[@RathalosEmperor]

@@ivansorola1997 I'm one of those men >.

[@buk6708]

Please be safe Sondra.

[@1Gwfn]

"This jeeps gonna run so good I won't know what to do with my self" I hate that I have to say that every 3 months lol

[@rickrichter9445]

Shawn Palmer HA-HA! Some of us addicts say it every month over a number of Jeeps!

[@drewlogic5389]

😂😆👍🏽

[@artbow7652]

Is it a liberty?

[@Ricardo_Samano]

bruh same i’ve put over a grand into my jeep and it still needs work 😡

[@sicsemperevellomortemtyran309]

So funny cause my girl has a newer jeep with a ton of issues, her mom's older one is like 50 years old and still kickin'. I guess they stopped makin' them to last.

[@janetstone236]

Thank you so much for recording and posting this! Good camera angle, swift and quick on the remove/replace, and really like the Red/Black posts! Thank you because now I need to do this on my 2008 Honda CRV - I just bought it pre-owned, and the guy helped at AutoZone by bending a penny to allow the clamp to tightent, as it was loose and so stretched out. Saves me $30-$65 at the Garage by DIY.

[@AIP30]

He didn't even start the car after he replaced them , damn cliff hanger

[@kennedywong9854]

Probably it car still didn't crank. Battery must be dead too. LOL

[@joeyppppppp2]

Waht if the car exploded, maybe those terminals were hacked 😂😂

[@nicholemunoz6036]

For real! I was looking for a result before I started considering cutting any wires on my truck haha!

[@de0zz]

This is a video on how to replace the connections. I hope this is my problem >

[@autumnde9590]

I said thatttttt

[@jeffs5486]

Thanks, Tim--just replaced the terminal on my car after watching your clip. Had a lot of corrosion, though, so I used a spray-on battery cleaner that cleared out the acid residue. Motor cranked over like new when I was done! Piece of cake.

[@cindymerrall8482]

Thank you so much for this very detailed simple instruction. I hate this man shitt that I have to take care of now since my husband passed away. Guys like you are wonderful! Keep up the good work!

[@siahmonkey10]

Thank you so much! Still to this day you're taking the fear out of working on your own vehicle. Much appreciated!

[@renegarcia6569]

Great video! Only thing I'd add is that it is generally a good idea to use a wire brush to clean off the bsttery posts and wires

[@virginia_in_the_rearview]

You just gave this 50 year old lady the confidence to do this. Great video!

[@JenGM24]

Once i was replacing my terminals and accidentally touched both terminals with the wrench, that wrench flew of like a plane luckily i had gloves on 😂

[@TheBottomChef]

J.Gomez metal note, thanx

[@ljthepoet]

And that's why I dont wanna do it myself haha bloody hell

[@kristupasantanavicius9093]

@@ljthepoet Just wrap some electrical tape around battery posts when you take the terminals off

[@ljthepoet]

@@kristupasantanavicius9093 thankyou

[@kristupasantanavicius9093]

@Jacob T. Tape it after removing the clamp, lol.

[@MarkAdamsOnline]

This is a great video, but... don't use these terminals! I got these same ones (after seeing this video) and the cables have already corroded. Get the military battery terminals and either crimp or solder ring terminals onto your cables. That, along with heatshrink, should last you a lifetime!

[@frankmartin8471]

This is a good instructional video. More people should watch this and replace their battery cable terminals rather that letting a repair shop sell you a whole new cable.

[@infernaldaedra]

Tbf those old wires can get corroded throughout and I've seen too many cars and trucks that ran for years with scorched pos terminal until this needs to be done

[@camcordernonsense5264]

Now I can tackle my once intimidating, next project.

[@ajbrown2013]

Let’s pray you don’t do it this way!

[@Johnnyy832]

@@ajbrown2013 How do you do it?

[@yourGhostrider]

Thanks a lot dude I needed a guide how to replace battery terminals for the first time. I saw your video and did exactly what you did, I did a little cleaning around the terminals and it worked like a charm. Thank you!! Got a like as well.. 👍🏻

[@camocorndog]

I did this to my WJ 2001 jeep grand cherokee. stock terminals before , just looked like crap. I did exactly what he did in this video and it came out perfect!!! I am doing this too all of my buddies Jeeps lol! thanks bleepin Jeep keep it up!!

[@benlloyddavis]

I just had my car not start and was able to get to a store and buy the needed parts. This video made it all happen. I had a loose negative battery terminal and replaced both since I was going to replace one terminal. Just finished and my jeep turned over and sounded incredible more responsive and I fell the jeep is now getting the juice it needs. This channel is so helpful. Thank you all for the effort and time, it's making my life so much easier. Just to note. It cost about 10 bucks to get the parts I needed. Talk about savings. Keep it up, guys!

[@RhondaBland]

I'm going to try this your way. It looks like the clearest tutorial video I'm going to find. I think I have to temporarily remove my radio fuse before I can disconnect my battery. It has one of those satellite radio systems.

[@michaelsilvestre3438]

People who make “How To” videos......”you the real MVP!”👏🏼

[@ElOmen22]

For real it should be a class taught in every school. 1 hr of how to videos

[@matthewcahill8600]

The wrench is usually 1/2 inch. I work for AAA, and I see these replacement all the time, so here is my input on this kind of battery terminal replacements so that they last for the life of the battery. First off, the terminals are coated/painted. That needs to be wire brushed off, or filed off where the cables have contact with the terminal. "Resistance". Another tip, that flat plate has indentations, if your cables are small, take that plate off and flip it around, it will be a tighter fit. Also if your using dielectric grease, use it on the under side of that plate too, it tends to rust. Personally, i use the anti corrosion felt washers that go around the battery posts. Also, dielectric grease is a non conductive silicone grease. NON CONDUCTIVE, do not put it on wires or electrical connections. its is meant to seal out moisture on spark plug boots, and light bulb sockets. If you do use it, just spareingly, as in vidio.

[@charleswidmore5458]

So how do the sparks get to my spark plugs with all of that dielectric grease I put on them that came from the manufacturer with the new plug wires?

[@danielporter6184]

Your doing a slam'n service, very thorough and great at giving visual and verbal tutorial.... keep em' coming.

[@camocorndog]

I did this to my WJ 2001 jeep grand cherokee. stock terminals before , just looked like crap. I did exactly what he did in this video and it came out perfect!!! I am doing this too all of my buddies Jeeps lol! thanks bleepin Jeep

[@Wyld_han]

People who make these videos are the real MVPs

[@XxJAW5xX]

Thank you so much! Watched this video, went to the store & got everything needed & did the job in an hour! She starts right up! 👍🏼

[@FrankNitty318]

Appreciate it bud I needed this my car was doing the same thing

[@BigBobBlazer]

Good video, obvious fix that just wasn’t crossing my mind. Area is being flooded and I needed to get the diesel truck terminal fixed so I could tow my rv out if needed. Made me nervous with your wrenches though. I’ve seen people cross terminals and have half the terminal melt and blow up in their face.

[@furyiiiplate]

My 96Xj has needed this for a few years. Just cleaned and tightened up last weekend again.... maybe it is time to fix it. Thanks for the Kick in the Butt to do it.

[@marathondude]

Was looking to see if the car started, but that got left out. Myself, I would have removed all other metal tools away from the negative terminal except for the one in use, just in case I slipped and started a little arcing.

[@bryanlyricsbbm]

hayyy. this video was perfect. i watched this video it today went right out and changed my terminals to my 2011 in like 20 minutes.. thanks

[@raquelreyes1923]

Thank you for the video I’m going to replace the battery terminals shortly I had no idea what I was doing up until now thanks man!

[@laurafritz637]

thank you for this vid!! I am having the same problem as you with my jeep not starting some times and my terminals look identical to your old ones. I am going to attempt to do this by myself.... I am a newbie to all this stuff... wish me luck...lol

[@ManicMaximus]

Thanks for the video. Great timing as I ordered some new terminals just the other day. Now I can use some of that dielectric grease that's been sitting around since I changed the spark plugs.

[@moushka100]

Thanks for this video, realy appreciate the way you explain the hole job to do, simple and clear explaination... thanks again!

[@jeameshorn878]

thanks so much! was wondering just last night the best way to do this!

[@magicmagic6638]

Thank you. Ive been having the same issue all day, ill try to do this tomorrow:) big thanks

[@Fantasytails]

Replaced my terminals yesterday, turns out my negative cable is corroded to hell, gonna have to replace it later. Cleaned off the cables and reconnected everything presto car is good to go, thanks for your advice

[@staresce]

So you can still start the car with a bad battery cable as long as you replace the terminal?

[@rzking8007]

Thank u so much I did the same thing and now my jeep is running like new again

[@laman8914]

Great explanation. Would have been great to end the clip with starting the car, just like at the beginning you showed how the car did not start due to the battery ends. But kudos, simple and effective explanation.

[@earfman7527]

Great video man, very impressive, I am trying to find time to replace mine on my 2011 Subaru Impreza 5-Speed.

[@jonadkins3468]

This dude literally replaced his whole negative while the positive was hooked up. Lucky no ark could of killed his computer

[@trafficking2596]

"As you can see, I'm good at handling a couple of dykes." 🤣

[@JoeRogue93]

I've done this repair on many vehicles. The one difference in how I do it is to nix the dielectric grease on the wire so I can put Liquid Electrical Tape on any exposed copper. Especially on an off-road vehicle, this will help prevent premature corrosion on the exposed wire. Also, after cutting the circle around the wire, I make a slice down the cut piece to peal it off without pliers.

[@sixpacksandsrts9122]

I love that liquid elec tape !!!!!

[@tallyho8981]

Thanks for making this, didnt realise it was so simple 😊

[@kimreichow3262]

Such an easy video to follow. Thank you for making it short & to the point, other videos I've watched have way to much BS added to it.

[@leeyoung7853]

I’ve been having a bad connection for at least a month, my mechanic wanted to charge me to do this simple thing,... it took me about 20 minutes start to finish just from watching the video thanks man !

[@daveywarren9504]

Oh he actually wanted to charge you for his own labor? What a terrible guy

[@allanabraham7990]

@@daveywarren9504 i think he meant the mechanic charged too much for a simple thing.

[@blueskys8876]

I'm a bit intimidated lol I'm a woman have to do this myself this morning have to take my mom to her doctor appointment this afternoon and got a new battery just watched your how to video 👍 wish me luck 🤞

[@bleepinjeep]

Good Luck, You got this!!

[@blueskys8876]

@@bleepinjeep Wow your absolutely right I did it I installed my own truck battery !! thanks to you 😊 I appreciate it so much !!!!!!

[@094340]

Thanks a bunch for this vid. Even though I'm a DIY'er, electrical stuff has always intimidated me. My 2009 Accord's positive clamp corroded through and needed replacement. The clamp was attached to a housing that made it impossible to easily remove, so I had to cut and stack like you did. The Honda stealership quoted me over $400.00 for the entire cable. Went to Advanced Auto and got a similar clamp to the one in your vid...cost me $6.50. Followed your instructions, but also had to loosen the cable clamps to provide more slack to stack the 2 cable wires. My wires were thicker than yours, but I managed to get them secured inside the new clamp. Question: there was a bit of wire still exposed from where I stripped the insulation. Is it ok like that, or should I wrap some electrical tape around it? Thanks again.

[@salabdullah5538]

Actually I also replaced a transmission sensor as well. It’s the first time I’ve had to be my own DIY work. This video made my day. You didn’t need to start the car at the end. I started it and it worked. I knew this was the problem because my terminal was cracked. I would go and pick my son up from school and all of a sudden the car didn’t start. This was the solution.

[@hannah.rae.]

Very helpful! I had a screw lodged in my negative terminal for a while as a temporary fix. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@fishwanda]

Yeah. I kinda doubt your old terminals were always like that. Thanks for video

[@SimFanatic]

Great vid! Thanks man; looks easy enough I think I will give it a try!

[@kashi2843]

dielectric grease is non conductive - you just applied it directly on terminal contacts and the wires itself - thats so wrong!!! it will work but conductivity will definitely reduce. you always remove , clean fix then apply battery terminal coat (or) dielectric grease over the fixed connection :) not before

[@jabberwocky3347]

I am having the same exact issue with my Jeep, just got it as my first car too. About to replace the terminals today

[@fartsonmcbladder922]

how did it turn out?

[@danielg8064]

Going to take mine back apart today again hopfuly this will fix the check gages

[@billyvanscoy9648]

Thank you for the information. Very easy to see and understand.

[@crankyjew2d2]

Dielectric grease is an insulator.. ?

[@alexw8569]

+Zach Tarbell Yes

[@tymartinez11]

NO WAY! hahaha i just got a new battery and i was contemplating buying new connections but i didn't know what to buy. then i sat down and check for a new bleeping jeep video and it is the perfect one!

[@kathleenhamm2040]

I'm a 63 year old disabled woman vet you made this so easy thank you so much what is the name of the oil you used could not hear what it was

[@SuperDagod1]

I installed the same connections worked great. Thanks

[@johnconrad5487]

that grease is intended to prevent moisture getting into the crevasses of the connections. moisture causes corrosion. u fill the tiny gaps with the grease and it will not corrode

[@charleswidmore5458]

Sears used to sell a very nice battery connector gel that made a good seal over the wires, post and terminal. it was like a very thick oil when you applied it but settled into something more like a non hardening silicon. It kept the corrosion from reforming, kept water and air out and was actually not to hard to remove. A lawn mower tech showed it to me and said it was the best stuff for keeping the connections in good working condition he had ever found.

[@UnboundGodz]

Great video, ive been having terrible ground connection issues for a whole year on and off. Bought this to install since the ones originally installed I cant just buy anywhere. Hopefully it finally resolves these issues so i can worry about something else lol.

[@UnboundGodz]

Would have been a great touch to the video to see the vehicle start after the fix!

[@rickrichter9445]

Where can I get the “best things ever” tool mentioned at 7:00 ?

[@ReckonRight]

Welding pliers

[@melissasynnott6070]

In the negative post, is it okay that the 2 sets of wires touch or maybe even twisted together?

[@garythestormtrooper3782]

Dam this was satisfying to watch due to having to see my ugly ass terminals every day

[@csorrows]

NEVER hit a battery terminal. You are stressing the internal connections to the post and can break it or at least add resistance.

[@thomassmith1719]

I'm a little confused why these would need replacement. Sure it was dirty but the terminals didn't look mangled from what I could see. Was cleaning the contact points with a terminal/post cleaning brush insufficient to make solid contact? Or was it just cheap enough to replace you didn't bother trying to clean them? I'm thinking about replacing a terminal on my vehicle because its warping and I had trouble getting a socket over the nut to tighten the terminal down onto the post. But it didn't seem to me like their was anything wrong with your terminals other then dirty.

[@joykimbrough8128]

Doing my first change out and this is such a helpful tutorial. I need to get some tools lol

[@jstachow56]

Good video man! I had the same issue with my 07 JK with my original terminals. Although I didn't replace the terminals, this video gave me the confidence to clean them with baking soda/hot water, remove the cables from the terminals and cut the old ends, reattach to the terminals. The Jeep starts and works like a charm now. I think runs better than ever. If I ever need to replace the terminals, I know I can do it now. Thanks dude!

[@2020dune]

good clean job with the right tools. Just one thing you might want to suggest is the fact that sometimes the corrosion can go down the wiring. stripping back some of the wiring insulation and looking for that corrosion dust is a good idea. with new terminals and corrosion in the wiring you'll still have the same problem. I had to learn the hard way. thanks for posting the vid.

[@perfectten551]

thanks I have been waiting for my homeboys to fix my battery terminals and they all flake on me so I'm gonna do exactly what said to do during this video and I'll let you know what happens. wish me luck

[@shitbeausaysofficial]

How'd it go?

[@primesoundzz]

He died replacing them

[@tk429]

Great video. One thing I did on my XJ was get some HD ring terminals from Napa and use vice grips to crimp them on to the wires. I heat shrinked the terminal lug (ring connector) to complete the process. I then ran the the bolts for the terminal through the ring connector and tightened it down. Future terminal changes are going to be 10 times easier.

[@anthonymanoogian5259]

Getting ready to change terminals on a 1999 B3000, it's a one-owner and I've had it since it was new and they've never been changed. This video and information was super helpful and very well presented! Thanks so much.

[@lewy1]

A simple way to tell if you have a bad connection is to take a voltage reading between the battery post and the cable, should be 0.

[@gissellecaraballo5531]

How come you didn’t turn on the car to see if it worked ?? Mainly what I wanted to see was the results but ok

[@itswalters]

Dude you cut out the part where you actually install the terminal. Wtf?

[@rsvp6]

Say, an important step before reassembly would be to clean both the post and new battery terminal with a wire brush battery cleaner. The connection between post and terminal should be bright clean and dry before reassembly. This is the final step any time I take a connection off for what ever reason before putting it back together.

[@terrib-in1pm]

Thank you, This is super easy to do even for women. I changed mine in about an hour.

[@BourneAccident]

This appears to be a misuse of the dielectric grease. Dielectric grease prohibits electrical flow. Clean your terminals, connect, and then use dielectric grease to cover the connection if you must, although I am not sure this is necessary but certainly better than prohibiting the electrical flow by putting it on the terminals before connection.

[@USMC_BABE38]

Just had to replace the battery terminals on my xterra but no more issues

[@slipperysloth4285]

You skip the part I needed like you just said hey look I bought these and let me cut the wire and put grease

[@letanxuong5909]

How do you connect the exposed wires to new terminal heads? Grease them with __________ to simply twist them or ...?

[@taylorsara1237]

Thats what I want to know!!

[@ronmiller7916]

After having similar problems on 2 wranglers and finding the actual problem, your better off replacing both + and - battery cables from after market source​. Mine was from a guy in AZ. If you cut the coating off you'll find corrosion inside the cables. Jeep cables are crap. Replacing just the terminals might give you a year but it's not enough. Trust me, you'll be shocked at the corrosion inside the cables. Also ground strap that connects to the hood is junk as well.

[@trykp]

DIalectric grease is non-conductive. It's meant to seal and protect electrical components so in other words it's good to have it around and NOT where two conductive parts meet.

[@diamondyoung8625]

why is everyone complaining.did anyone say thanks for the helpful video.he took the time out to help people out the best way he no how.just doing it his way

[@salabdullah5538]

I’ve changed my battery and starter. This video was my story. Surprisingly, it only cost me $3. 5 mechanics looked at my car. Some even said it’s my transmission. Great video

[@nconantable]

Great simple effective video! Nice work.

[@unsunghero3168]

Just wanted to know the type of tool that was used to crimp the wires, the one's you mentioned in the video that is great to have? Thanks

[@sandralee8855]

Thank you so much I've been tapping on my terminals to get my Jeep to start the terminals are bad , they've been cleaned and scraped everything except changed...now I'm stuck at home waiting for someone to help me get these changed and this video made me more confident that I can do this myself, um does anyone have tools I can borrow? NO? Well I guess I'm still waiting on someone to come help me with the tool situation now...lol

[@rael5469]

The "battery post grease" that I have in my hand says DO NOT put the grease between the terminal and the battery post. It says to apply it all around on the outside of the connection to create a moisture barrier.

[@scatoutdebutter]

Thanks for the very clear video!

[@JStryker]

Just changed mine! Thank you!!

[@princekuro6349]

I won't believe him cause he didn't start it up

[@jeffreybower5959]

how do you remove them if the bolts been jammed in tight to where you can't get a socket wrench to remove them!?? we have a 1994 Ford Ranger 4 speed manual and its dead after just getting a brand new battery and will not hold the charge!

[@Craig_Alexander]

*Yo please help!* Up until yesterday I only knew how to jump a battery. Now Im in deep. Terminals are getting replaced and foolishly cut the negative wire without making sure it would still reach. Now its too short, can I take pliers and pull that copper wire further? Or do I need to get a whole new cable now? Id say im about 2.5” short from reaching the new terminal now

[@alejandrorojas1027]

Awesome bro, helped alot honestly, thanks man.

[@370gtalej5]

sick imma do this. Those issues you had, I have. My red terminal cable is cracked. I can charge my battery, but after a day or so it doesn’t turn on again.

[@electrohacker]

make sure to clean the paint out of the wire area, common issue with this type of connector

[@Cyberpunk2056]

you should have just replaced the cables, I had the same issue in my XJ and i just replaced both cables No more problems

[@RedneckGarage]

+My96XJ Always a better solution for sure

[@LordLancifer]

+My96XJ I replace all the mains. Made a world of difference in my 98 xj!

[@arielview1358]

How do you replace both cables?

[@taylorsara1237]

@@LordLancifer Did u mean cables and connectors?

[@corozoking]

thanks for being so thorough for us newbies.

[@driftkid180]

So my car is starting but cuts off after a few secs, I have a bad meg terminal, could this be the problem? It’s been like this for a while and if I would stay idle for too long it would cut off also so I would have to keep it in neutral while waiting at a light