Battery Cable Fix...Annoying loose battery cable fix...free!

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Battery Cable Fix...Annoying loose battery cable fix...free!
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@FixingWithPassion 6 жыл бұрын

The best thing to use is aluminum. But tin will work as good. Put some grease on the connection and it should not rust.

@bobbie143bc 5 жыл бұрын

Aluminum foil?

@FixingWithPassion 5 жыл бұрын

@@bobbie143bc Perhaps.

@yolandasalas6346 4 жыл бұрын

@@FixingWithPassion soda can?

@azersamaali2016 4 жыл бұрын

I have spent months researching into fixing a car battery and found a great resource at Jons mender guide (check it out on google)

@js4512 4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbie143bc no

@bigislandblake 3 жыл бұрын

You are a working mans hero sir, you saved me almost 1000$ and time this week. My 2004 Cummins had loose terminals and I almost boiled one of my battery’s yesterday due to what I thought was a bad crossover cable. It was because the divers side terminal could never get tight enough. I had some roofing tin and did as you instructed and now I can run it until I buy the expensive replacement cable set. Thank you!

@pukeschannel6882 Жыл бұрын

I've got 2 dodge diesels. In the end, order some new ones (I ordered zinc ones..I think they were zinc plated copper or steel) and used a torch to melt lead solder and install the wires in like the original. So far so good. I cannot believe dodge used lead..what crap. Eventually, you will be replacing them. Sooner or later,..Hopefully the replacements will last better.

@danielgarciajr.3662 3 жыл бұрын

You ROCK!!! That’s what I needed to do didn’t know that that could be done. I almost cut my factory cable! You Rock!! Thanks!

@tomduncan1970 6 жыл бұрын

Great idea.... I think we all have been in that situation. You have a quick, easy fix for it.

@atown7714 6 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up Man!! I got 2 parts in today, thermostat housing and my idle control valve, seem simple enough. I've cleaned the idle already, but it threw a code months ago didn't know what is was!? Thanks again for the tips Man!!

@fortunatedad7695 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea! Metal strapping works pretty slick as well. 👌

@CoopyKat 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I had a stressful situation at a drive-thru at McDonald's (turned off my car at the window)....turned my car back on and it appeared to be DEAD, like the battery was taken out of the car. Same issue......loose battery terminal.

@timgreen2426 4 жыл бұрын

Make sure gear shift is tight in park.

@sarahschreiner2412 Жыл бұрын

also had a stressful situation but in a taco bell drive thru, had turned the car off because the line was long, tried turning it back on and it seemed completely dead. Wiggled the battery cable and it turned back on, figured its a loose connection.

@saltyben5574 3 жыл бұрын

This really helped me I really appreciate it because my battery is in the back seat and it will just do the click click and my dad wasn’t going to help me so I gotta figure it out on my own but luckily I found your vid❤️

@dkhnova Жыл бұрын

I had the same problem, but I solved it by putting a small screw-type hose clamp around the outside of the terminal. I tightened it as tight as I could get it. It didn't come loose, and it worked perfectly, for years.

@oddcooper5661 4 жыл бұрын

“ we all have tin “ jus laying around

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@etchosts8162 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@MrBuckshot18 2 жыл бұрын

lmao! Thats what I was thinking

@brizzlex1919 2 жыл бұрын

LOL I've never had tin

@daangzzb7981 Жыл бұрын

Can I use the tin from a spaghetti can? 😂😂

@kdgalaxy5379 2 жыл бұрын

Omgosh I’m so glad I came across your video. Thank you. I’m so tired of going to start my car and it won’t start so I pop the hood and just hit the terminal down than close my hood. I even showed my 10 yr old how to do if I didn’t feel like getting out of the car to do it.

@FixingWithPassion 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@John11-25 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. Applied your idea and seems to have worked.

@charlesroyale5422 4 жыл бұрын

Really appreciated this video!

@uno3863 4 жыл бұрын

Sir, you're a life saver, I have the same terminals on my Ford ranger, I changed the negative terminal and replaced it with an aftermarket one hoping it would fix the problem and it didn't, so upon further inspection of the positive terminal, noticed there was a section of metal broken off, started taking the terminal off, was getting late and was too hard and frustrating to get off, so with the limited tools I have and only a used tuna can from the trash I cut it up as good as I could, affixed it to the positive post, slipped the terminal on and tightened it and lo and behold, cranked right up!! I was ready to give up and I came across this video, wow👍. This will at least get me through the week, thanks!

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Hillbilly Hack!!

@uno3863 4 жыл бұрын

@@FixingWithPassion lol, I see! 👍

@kevinshasteen5682 2 жыл бұрын

Car starts great now, but cats follow me everwhere because it smells like tuna

@gangster3474 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much that totally worked.

@terencetaylor7027 2 жыл бұрын

Used foil and it worked. Thanks

@teresahardy5895 3 жыл бұрын

You just solved my problem ! I love you

@eds.8458 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@XxUncleRockxX 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video. About to try it right now.

@FixingWithPassion 5 жыл бұрын

@jmmj3444 4 жыл бұрын

Good job well done

@nathanarmstrong7636 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@Grandpaw24 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm on my way to my shed now ,, instead of autozone!

@Joshoptimus 6 жыл бұрын

I did notice the addition of music in the editing. Thumbs up 👍

@FixingWithPassion 6 жыл бұрын

Going big time and raising the bar some....;) ha ha

@goldensound1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for This vídeo. I have that problem. Would please help me with the following. I'm Wondering if aluminum paper would do the job. I don't have the material you mentioned. Thanks a lot in advance.

@huandoan123 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@bpotter136 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that great information. It is just what I needed.

@risingsun82 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, did it work?

@thugzman7890 4 жыл бұрын

Yup!!! One side of my battery had a smaller terminal than the other as well!! Thk u brother!!

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

@douglasmcdonald715 9 ай бұрын

isn't negative battery cable smaller than the positive

@pullbackbaby 3 ай бұрын

@@douglasmcdonald715yes

@Hbryry Жыл бұрын

any tips if the nut on the terminal is stripped? the 10mm nut wont tighten or loosen

@wickens9221 2 жыл бұрын

I have a cracked battery ring,could this work over top of it instead of on the inside? To hold it in place

@kimbrock1813 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you that was fantastic.

@hellenhoran352 3 жыл бұрын

Man you've saved a old woman hundred's.. ty. So much..

@ganeshburkule5229 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@FixingWithPassion 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@issactian3143 Жыл бұрын

Good thinking

@FixingWithPassion Жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@chaotictranquility228 2 жыл бұрын

What if I don’t know if the metal is tin? I have a piece, it isn’t magnetic, but I have zero idea

@b.v631 4 жыл бұрын

i make my own post shims with copper pipe but you have to know what you are doing

@samwilliams1142 Жыл бұрын

Three times the diameter of the terminal long strip should work. Cut a strip from a tin can if you don't have tin laying around. Clean off the liner inside.

@dorethiasmith9575 Жыл бұрын

What is the size and the name of the tools you are using?

@pukeschannel6882 Жыл бұрын

Copper pipe will work well....but plan on cutting a slot down the side,..or cutting it in half and putting the 2 halves in. I just did one. Use a 1/2 inch copper coupling. Cut it in half longways (way to long compared to the terminal) and then took a grinder and cut a slot so I had some adjustment. Worked good. Your mileage may vary. Other than something gold plated,..copper is the best conductor. Probably true tin is better than aluminum but it is too expensive to use for something like this.

@FixingWithPassion Жыл бұрын

Great!!

@nanmurray2988 18 күн бұрын

I was told i need a new battery cable and something about a fuse because my cable keeps coming loose. 189 for the parts that will take a week to get here, then add labor costs. Very expensive and I'm a delivery driver and had to have a fix immediately so the mechanic secured the cable with a screw or similar. Why isn't that enough!?

@testosr 6 жыл бұрын

Just put a screw in it until you can buy a new terminal. Not everyone has tin lying around either lol

@FixingWithPassion 6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha....or a beer can....lol

@igonzalez0 4 жыл бұрын

@@FixingWithPassion it worked with a piece of a beer can!!!

@nelnel2516 3 жыл бұрын

How does that work? I don't even know what a wood screw looks like. So please dumb it down for me. Wayyyyy down. Even when it comes to the slicone or dielectric grease. And if the bolt and screw are stripped, then what can I do?

@nelnel2516 3 жыл бұрын

@bobstark4201 2 жыл бұрын

@@nelnel2516 So you know how to comment on KZfaq videos but you don’t know how to google “wood screw”?

@lazybeachbum9394 2 жыл бұрын

That 3 year old Campbell's soup is finally being put to use.

@daapdary 2 жыл бұрын

I was planning to use a stainless steel mini hose clamp, but apparently that's a *BAD IDEA.* According to an online *Galvanic Reaction Chart,* there's a _galvanic corrosion risk_ when lead comes into contact with stainless steel. If I'm not mistaken, tin, aluminum and zinc (and their alloys) are safe to use as shims on a lead battery terminal, so I'll try to find something like that. 🤔

@daapdary 2 жыл бұрын

I cut a very thin shim from an aluminum soda can, which worked well temporarily. Maybe I'm not reading that chart correctly; it says lead + copper is not good! What? Lead battery terminals are connected to copper wiring, right? Also, lead solder is used on copper wire. So, I think a copper shim would be fine too.

@awakenotwoke2643 Жыл бұрын

I thought the terminals were brass.

@samwilliams1142 Жыл бұрын

To chrome plate terminals must be brass plated first.

@CanadianArchaeologist 6 ай бұрын

Is copper okay? I was just going to use a penny.

@gansosyaguacates Жыл бұрын

i just stripped a piece of copper wire and used that to fill the gap, seems to be working fine...

@Nibyjak 8 ай бұрын

Usefull hack

@mike54996 3 жыл бұрын

It's below zero where I'm at. Can't I just vise grip it! Feck!!! 🤣❄

@FixingWithPassion 3 жыл бұрын

Yeeeaeeaaaaaa!

@slowdown8945 7 ай бұрын

Where do I find tin

@condor5635 Жыл бұрын

I did it better with a 1/2 inch copper pipe. Cut a piece off and split it. Confirm it against a deep socket of appropriate size similar to terminal. Make sure it goes around the terminal at least 60-70%. Loosen terminal to accommodate size and good to go

@dougsnavely847 6 ай бұрын

Thanks. “Get a piece of tin’’…. No help at all-thanks for the copper idea, I feel stupid for not thinking of that…

@timgreen2426 4 жыл бұрын

I've used soda can, foil, and also used a nail as shims & all worked well.

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@HatchPlays 4 жыл бұрын

I used a white claw can worked well just needed to use a couple layers of it

@8307c4 4 жыл бұрын

You can also take a hammer and slowly and methodically beat on top of the lead post, because it's made of a soft metal (lead) it will slowly fatten, you don't want to hit it hard and you want to track your progress but basically the post will sort of mushroom and fatten which will help you fit those loose terminals.

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Ok great!!!

@mountainconstructions 2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't wrapping some bare copper wire around the post like a spring be a better conductive solution?

@pullbackbaby 3 ай бұрын

It might be but all those thin strands are going to oxidize in time.

@pullbackbaby 3 ай бұрын

What might actually work fantastic you just kind of unlocked a cork in my mind. Take a piece of copper pipe and just cut a tiny piece of it and then cut the tiny piece open and then you might have a perfect spacer made out of copper instead of lead.. 🤔 I'm only here because I need to do this and I think I will do that exact thing today

@alsmith5714 Жыл бұрын

Does Aluminum foil work??....several layers...

@willkincaid5841 Жыл бұрын

I was about to say I've got alot of old coil for wrapping windows and so on. I was concerned this three different metals would corrode easily. More one the the aluminum side maybe it's just me.

@FixingWithPassion Жыл бұрын

Yea just change it out now and then!

@jayantbhave5104 Жыл бұрын

Better to buy readymade shim. You should have sand papered that tin plate. It still had little paint on it.

@GeoffDecorator 22 күн бұрын

A very short piece of copper pipe is all you need !

@FixingWithPassion 22 күн бұрын

Nice!!

@kazeone1000 4 ай бұрын

“Tin foil” works well as well🎉!

@RighteousRaul1 Жыл бұрын

Can I use foil paper

@NorCalTC 3 ай бұрын

Will aluminum foil work?

@bigbadjojo4863 11 ай бұрын

I could use thin copper wire, wrap in a spiral tightly.

@FixingWithPassion 11 ай бұрын

Nice!!

@dkhnova Жыл бұрын

I think an aluminum soda can would work well too. Aluminum conducts electricity much better than tin, and it's also far more available.

@FixingWithPassion Жыл бұрын

True!!

@willcal2738 7 ай бұрын

soda can inside is coated with a nanofilm of plastic youd need to sand off first.

@USMC_BABE38 4 жыл бұрын

Mines been lose on my dad's old xtrea could this be the case for it not to start

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

O my!!

@why_do_you_want_to_know 2 жыл бұрын

You almost shorted out the battery terminals with the tin strip at 1:26.

@8754roberto 3 жыл бұрын

Hello I’m about to use , threadlocker 😅

@FixingWithPassion 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@wotcherfaz 7 ай бұрын

Erm.. please correct me if I'm mistaken but.. if you were doing this on the RED /POSITIVE/LIVE side instead, you would need to be VERY CAREFUL where the other end of the tin piece is wandering while you are wrapping it around the terminal.. make sure you don't touch it to any other metal parts near the engine etc. As that might cause a short circuit... which could be very very bad.

@FixingWithPassion 7 ай бұрын

Word!!

@fr35h01 4 жыл бұрын

Roofing lead?

@CoopyKat 4 жыл бұрын

What is an alternative to tin, for those of us who have none??

@nathanielfleming4088 4 жыл бұрын

Beer can lmao

@peterhom5325 2 жыл бұрын

Any can in your kitchen that not aluminum. Corn can or any metal can with metal snippet

@latinsmooth3050 Жыл бұрын

This just happened to me so now I need me some tin or something

@florindawilliams2348 Ай бұрын

I used to tab off of a can of soda.

@kithoover9474 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff. Can I send you a pair of new gloves? :)

@bugout187 Жыл бұрын

I use a penny works perfect

@FixingWithPassion Жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@nelsoncabbab8878 3 жыл бұрын

3:01 someone whispering... is that you?

@R_Y_Z_E_N 2 жыл бұрын

Does loose terminal drain out battery fast?

@FixingWithPassion 2 жыл бұрын

-15%

@R_Y_Z_E_N 2 жыл бұрын

@@FixingWithPassion ok thanks

@randyreynoso9372 5 жыл бұрын

I just got a car that had a penny in between the terminal and clamp. Is that okay to leave in there

@FixingWithPassion 5 жыл бұрын

You won't get a better value for your penny ;)

@zlee001 5 жыл бұрын

How do you do that really? I dont have tin.

@MoneyMager 3 жыл бұрын

Dang. Thats an incredible gap for a penny to fit lol

@shaelittle-iq9rc Жыл бұрын

Can I use tin foil as in aluminum foil

@FixingWithPassion Жыл бұрын

You can used Ice water as water...yes

@SmarchitectMann 5 жыл бұрын

You saved me 100-something dollars

@FixingWithPassion 5 жыл бұрын

You made my day.

@Luis-xt8sk Жыл бұрын

i love you

@kenpowell3546 2 жыл бұрын

Beer can will work easier

@peacefullysublime86 2 жыл бұрын

My friend sent me this video to fix my dead car. Did he think I had tin laying around the house? I texted asked if I could use aluminum foil !!!!

@FixingWithPassion 2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@etchosts8162 3 жыл бұрын

Use battery post shims people.

@FixingWithPassion 3 жыл бұрын

peoples.............

@lass-inangeles7564 4 жыл бұрын

Good tip. Watch at speed #2 with sound off. No need to talk at all.

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Why?

@lass-inangeles7564 4 жыл бұрын

@@FixingWithPassion Because there is just too much talk for a simple fix. At speed #2, you get there fast to see the fix. Sound off, spares your ears from incessant talk. No need for talk at all. Just show demo.

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Na....I'll keep talking...lol

@luvbootys 5 жыл бұрын

Can your battery die from this problem and won't charge

@FixingWithPassion 5 жыл бұрын

Add air!

@Anonymous-it5jw 4 жыл бұрын

Blinker fluid is more effective!

@timgreen2426 6 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't mix metals when conducting electricity.

@FixingWithPassion 6 жыл бұрын

But I did ;)

@timgreen2426 6 жыл бұрын

Nathan Rohrbough , i Just tried your scrap tin, and it worked great for about an hour...now I'm stranded again...in the heat & dark

@FixingWithPassion 6 жыл бұрын

Be right there.

@timgreen2426 6 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha ha...nice.

@timgreen2426 5 жыл бұрын

@Jaime Alonzo that's not what your momma said...

@Shadowman-1960 2 сағат бұрын

Will a cut up aluminum can work?

@js4512 4 жыл бұрын

The correct way is to buy lead shim caps... They look just like the plastic caps on new batteries.... Just pop em on and put the terminals back on as usual...

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Cool!!

@b.v631 4 жыл бұрын

j s na there to expensive 2 dollars while you can make some for free with alitle knowledge

@dosmastrify 2 күн бұрын

Buy a shim

@alwayssearching1882 6 ай бұрын

Why not fix it right with a new connector? It is electrical. Tin rusts.

@musicfashionstyle9269 11 ай бұрын

It will make your car hard to start up.

@shiloh4184 3 жыл бұрын

Nathan, You duh man!!!

@FixingWithPassion 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@shermanhofacker4428 3 жыл бұрын

Just remove the plastic shim that keeps the factory clamp from tightening. Or you can thin it to about half and still keep the factory look. That way there are only two surfaces to get corrosion instead of four if you use shims. Negative posts and cable ends are smaller on purpose.

@deadstreet1675 2 жыл бұрын

Can u use tinfoil?

@joncamp9126 6 ай бұрын

I was looking for a different video. I feel like for most peoples application they should just pony up a few bucks for battery shims at auto zone. Encouraging people to Jerry rig things that can’t even com up with a piece of tin says it all!

@shanekneeshaw3483 6 жыл бұрын

That's surely going to rust and start hell and all problems

@FixingWithPassion 6 жыл бұрын

Na....Better to deal with a little rust that replacing , cutting a perfectly good battery terminal....been doing this for 40 years...no Issues!

@trevor894 6 жыл бұрын

Shane Kneeshaw of your that worried about it use copper/aluminum

@lexlevi1 2 жыл бұрын

2 different metals eat each other dont so it

@hhwonghong9360 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, can I use coke tin can?

@FixingWithPassion 4 жыл бұрын

Neighbor beer can also.

@hhwonghong9360 4 жыл бұрын

@@FixingWithPassion Thx, aluminium can is a good conductor right, mean it can be use for battery terminal shim..

@christyturner1573 4 жыл бұрын

So you can use a soda can? I need to try this but I don’t have any tin lying around but I’ve got lots of soda cans.

@sal8331 2 жыл бұрын

Will tinfoil work?

@FixingWithPassion 2 жыл бұрын

Na.

@juliadeanda9571 5 жыл бұрын

My car blow up

@FixingWithPassion 5 жыл бұрын

Yo man needs to get you car!!

@forgottenknowledge8917 Жыл бұрын

That battery terminal identifies as shim. Shims pronouns are she/him

@dcrtse 3 ай бұрын

Or you could go buy some shims at your local auto parts store.

@MattTC972 4 жыл бұрын

U know..they sell battery shims at the parts store for like 2 dollars.

@heyitsbroski 3 жыл бұрын

$2.98 actually

@dereckc9469 3 жыл бұрын

@@heyitsbroski yeah dudes get salty when they make you buy 2

@johnbalser2419 2 жыл бұрын

I used a small nail and bought some battery shims. When I was at the auto shop, my mechanic said the nail was better to use than the shim I bought.

@ingwis 2 жыл бұрын

@@johnbalser2419 So you just squish the nail between the clamp and the terminal?