How To Fix Stripped Threads on Side Battery Terminal

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3 жыл бұрын

In this video, we are going to fix the stripped lead threads on a battery terminal. The lead threads are soft and strip easy and this method will cost less than a dollar for a nut and bolt from Ace Hardware. You can learn more about the Optima Battery at amzn.to/48AkOoJ
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@jackorear2536 Жыл бұрын

I tried this on my old Chevy this morning, and it worked like a charm! Thank you!

@craigstevenson Жыл бұрын

I just did this and it worked like a million bucks. Thank you for sharing!

@deeeeeeps Жыл бұрын

I have the same battery with the same problem. Very smart solution as long as that bolt doesn't get grounded out. Yes remove the ground first so if you ground out your wrench when removing the positive it won't arch!

@jackorear2536 Жыл бұрын

I'm about to give this a try. Thanks, great video, straightforward and to the point!

@virgilthompsonsr.3735 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very helpful.

@76Starship Жыл бұрын

Nice easy fix. I just tried it successfully on my truck. Good vid.

@randallrobertson4277 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, good idea.

@atomicdmt8763 2 жыл бұрын

outstanding. THANKS for doing this!

@CarAddictGarage 2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

@tobeoroughttobe.5870 2 жыл бұрын

You are AWESOME!

@crkemppainen 3 жыл бұрын

Been doing this for 20 years and finally someone made a video about it. And why it popped up only the algorithms know

@mrbigg7255 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet hack!!! Thanks

@HyunilXY 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@brandonfarr6361 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Simple, easy and effective. Not a mechanic and for a couple of dollars and only a few minutes I fixed my stripped battery connection. On a side note, I hope the clown who invented side battery connections rots in a very warm place!

@CarAddictGarage Жыл бұрын

haha, glad it helped!

@geralddeitz9169 3 жыл бұрын

Great Share... Jerry

@johnrushing9469 Жыл бұрын

Thanks to you easy fix thank you for doing this video.. Subscribed!!!

@CarAddictGarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@AhJodie 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, you are a sweetheart!

@MustangGuy6501 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a handy idea 💡

@anitamclaughlin327 4 ай бұрын

thanks I'll try this tomorrow

@foaz4846 10 ай бұрын

Savior!! We are working on a big deployment for a very important client prospect and one of the solar system batteries stripped out. This one has a male post and the jam nut screws in. The first time it went in just fine but later we needed to add a cable to that post and the nut just jammed half way out, now it wont go neither back in or out is just stuck right in the middle. I didn’t think i can just leave that nut and just put another one on top and move the cables to the middle of both nuts. Thanks for the idea!!

@jackburns8827 2 жыл бұрын

Good disconnect mine to do some work ,then was like darn it I’m not buying a new one . This will take care of that Thanks.

@selfmade4733 3 жыл бұрын

Do yo thang!✌🏿

@DanielLee607 2 жыл бұрын

I might be crazy but you might want to hold that bolt with another wrench while you tighten the you tighten the nut so it doesn't turn that bolt in any further you may have said that though

@TheBrokenLife 3 жыл бұрын

That's a good hack for sure! Now I'm wondering if I could carefully heat the bolt and reform the threads. Next time I have a junk battery I may destroy the threads to try it and found out.

@CarAddictGarage 3 жыл бұрын

That would be interesting to know!

@TheBrokenLife 3 жыл бұрын

@@CarAddictGarage It won't be too long before I have a junker to experiment on... I'll try to report back.

@CarAddictGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, keep me posted!

@kansascityshuffle8526 Жыл бұрын

I would say not heat but perhaps flattening out dome lead to build up the threads

@MC-hs4mf Жыл бұрын

Here comes the boom

@go_lito4806 Ай бұрын

Got the link for the fitting ??

@FullAutoApolotics 2 жыл бұрын

Link to kit on Amazon for this?

@garyh9039 Ай бұрын

They sell the replacement bolts, some made of brass, at places like Amazon. No modification needed, just remove the worn out bolts and replace them with the new ones.

@therealblakekirkham5701 6 ай бұрын

Can you use a thread insert?

@TheLostBijou 6 ай бұрын

audio at the end was murky, and just to be thorough you should have shown reattaching the cable. Looking forward to 2.0!

@dreambuilderkmg 3 жыл бұрын

And here I was expecting you would melt solder into the terminal with the bolt in place so there would be new threads when the bolt is removed.

@000274400 2 жыл бұрын

its not connected to anything...i don't get it

@CrisWhiteDBAMissyCrissy 2 жыл бұрын

Me either. Now there’s a bolt head sticking out of the battery. How do you connect the leads?

@marklimones2771 2 жыл бұрын

The terminals are there , You just can't see them cause they're flat

@waltongraham7031 8 ай бұрын

I agree I do a lot of work on my cars and I’m confused💁🏾

@davidschweinhagen2145 6 ай бұрын

Why can't you leave the rubber on?

@DanielLee607 2 жыл бұрын

I apologize you gave me the dimensions on the bolt I was just afraid I was gonna turn that in Is when tightening the nut my apologies

@boosted0079 2 жыл бұрын

I'm lost as to how exactly you actually repaired the threads. All you did was use a different bolt

@garysauter7997 2 жыл бұрын

Longer bolt, thereby fixing the problem caused by the stripped threads.. worded poorly.. problem resolved regardless.

@waltongraham7031 8 ай бұрын

Oh ok I see he was working on the positive and didn’t show us him putting the cable on first and then he said put the negative cable on at the end. I assumed he was working on the - the whole time and was saying put the cable on after the bolt. I think I have it correct now?💁🏾

@rickr2029 11 ай бұрын

You didnt show the positive cable reattatched. You ended the video with a bolt and a nut in the positive treaded side. That would help the viewer understand exactly what the "final setup" looks like. Otherwise up to that point, I liked but as it ended, incomplete.

@waltongraham7031 8 ай бұрын

I agree I’m confused and I’m really handy💁🏾

@DBZLEGENDS Жыл бұрын

You don't need to cut the rubber just use channel locks to pop the bolt out of the insulator.

@CarAddictGarage Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@monetsengnalivong6471 2 жыл бұрын

Can I cut my plastic off the wire 🤔

@NeetuMakode 3 жыл бұрын

0:01

@celli351 Жыл бұрын

This repair costed twice what you quoted, I had to take out a second mortgage, where's the manager?!

@angelicabarrera1415 Жыл бұрын

That must be uncomfortable to sit on that 😂

@garyduensing3495 Жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try this? These new batteries don’t even have threads. All there is a couple bumps inside. They made batteries cheaper and cheaper

@stevewheatley243 9 ай бұрын

Finger tight on that bolt is fine. The nut does the rest.

@Sevalecan Жыл бұрын

I know, I'm an internet troll. I don't mean to be. But who the heck is in the background with all that nasal congestion?

@IDABAYAREA650I Жыл бұрын

*I just did a Side post terminal post delete, i cant stand this*

@2006gtos 3 жыл бұрын

I quit buying that brand because they only last a couple months over warranty anyways. Better brands out there if you do some research.

@fyt00000 2 жыл бұрын

What brand was that?

@Jimmy_Cavallo 2 жыл бұрын

Actually a couple of months before the warantee runs out. I had 3 of them exchanged at Pep Boys and they refused to exchange the 4th one in my Escalade. I had one in my 1970 Camara too. “Had”…. Past tense. They are real junk now that they are made in Mexico.

@im_a_ukie8951 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jimmy_Cavallo there is a way to recharge an agm battery.You have to jump it off another battery,before you can hook it directly to the charger.wish i knew that before I got rid of mine 200$ battery gone

@Jimmy_Cavallo 2 жыл бұрын

@@im_a_ukie8951 Thanks for that tip. I’ll keep it in mind if I ever buy that type of battery again

@HylianOverlord 3 жыл бұрын

Not lead, they are made of zinc.

@FullAutoApolotics 2 жыл бұрын

Inside the battery is lead The bolts are coated in zinc..........

@HylianOverlord 2 жыл бұрын

@@FullAutoApolotics Yes, I was saying the threads where the bolt goes in are made of zinc.

@jscm3738 3 ай бұрын

Frustrated that someone takes over four minutes to explain something that is simple common sense, I was hoping for something better. Where is the link to the repair kit?