Battery Cable end Terminal

[lupi]

Positive cable terminal on my 01 tundra has corroded and needs to be replaced. Do they sell some type of replacement end for these or am I going to have to try and replace the entire cable?

 

[LTC8K6]

They sell replacement ends. If you have enough slack you can cut the cable and put a new end on. Your local auto parts store will have them as will Wal-mart.

There are a few different types.

What does yours look like now?

 

[SpatiallyAware]

+1 pics would help.

You need to bend the end until you get past the crunchy part, and cut there.

The cable usually needs a good bit of slack, if there's not enough to need to properly lengthen the cable.

Be sure to clean the cable... Use contact/tuner/electrical cleaner, then cover the cable with dilectric grease before attaching it to the terminal.

It's critical to have a good connection. A loose terminal/cable can cause all sorts of frustrating problems.

 

[lupi]

I extensively scrubbed it with baking soda and got a good amount of gunk off. But when I tried to loosen the bolt on the positive end the metal just broke there. Somewhat odd that the buildup is just on the positive side, negatve connection looks great.

 

[SpatiallyAware]

I extensively scrubbed it with baking soda and got a good amount of gunk off. But when I tried to loosen the bolt on the positive end the metal just broke there. Somewhat odd that the buildup is just on the positive side, negatve connection looks great.

That's all pretty common. Both the + being corroded and the terminal falling apart.

 

[Gillbot]

You can get replacement cables that are "universal" or you can re-end it.

 

[LTC8K6]

I used one of these on my old Taurus, but I used the kind that are red/black enamel coated. Worked fine and haven't had any problems.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Everstart...bucket_id=irsbucketdefault&findingMethod=p13n

 

[lupi]

went out to take a pic and noticed that it's not actually the cable connection that has the problem, but a master clamp that attaches around the terminal and has a threaded post that the main and 2 auxiliary cables connect to.

Looks just like this, except where the bolt to tighten is located at, mine it is on the opposite side of the cables coming in.


http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d...ck=Search_02111_1375354_-1&pt=02111&ppt=C0005

 

[SpatiallyAware]

That's exactly what we've been talking about.

 

[LTC8K6]

I left the crimped on terminal on the cable, and just cut the ring end of it off, and clamped the barrel part in the terminal I posted earlier.

 

[Zorba]

Somewhat odd that the buildup is just on the positive side, negatve connection looks great.

That is how galvanic corrosion occurs, material moves from the negative side to the positive side. So the positive side gets a build up of crusty stuff, while the negative side is slowly losing material.