Uh-Oh, Stripped Battery Terminal
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From: Madison(Cross Plains), WI
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Uh-Oh, Stripped Battery Terminal
So I have a stripped battery terminal on my brand new Optima Redtop, My mistake by cranking to hard on the post. Any tips on how to fix this would be great, I want to put on Quick Disconnects too.
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From: Tracy, CA
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Re: Uh-Oh, Stripped Battery Terminal
You're screwed.
You might be able to drill and tap the hole to the next larger size. If you do this, put a stud in the battery so you don't have to mess with the battery threads anymore when you have to disconnect the cable.
You might be able to drill and tap the hole to the next larger size. If you do this, put a stud in the battery so you don't have to mess with the battery threads anymore when you have to disconnect the cable.
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Re: Uh-Oh, Stripped Battery Terminal
Redtops have a lifetime guarantee, just go back and switch it out at the store...
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Re: Uh-Oh, Stripped Battery Terminal
when I ran into this problem I had to replace the whole battery and pos cable to the starter!
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