How to Change Your Car Battery Terminals

submit to reddit

Submit Your Tip

How to Change Your Car Battery Terminals – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on How to Change Your Car Battery Terminals. This topic was created by Did Ya and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Votes

Tips

1
- Vote
Tip 1
How to Replace a Battery Terminal More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Goldfarb Sam | permalink
Vote
A corroded battery terminal can be the cause of a lot of problems and often times it is overlooked when your vehicle won't start....

For further reading: http://www.carsdirect.com/car-repair/how-to-replace-a-battery-terminal ^[1]

1
- Vote
Tip 2
Cleaning and Replacing Car Battery Terminals | DoItYourself.com More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Satsih Kannan | permalink
Vote
Those who take good care of their cars religiously wash and wax them, as well as provide the necessary oil changes on a regular basis, but many fail to check and maintain other vital components.
Tags: battery terminals,car battery,replace battery terminals,cleaning battery terminals,clean battery terminals,battery,terminals,vehicle,auto,car,truck,corrodion,corroded,cables,top post,side terminals,terminal caps,battery posts,contacts,car maintenance,car repair,tips,how to
For further reading: http://www.doityourself.com/stry/car-battery-terminals ^[2]

1
- Vote
Tip 3
How to Change Battery Cables More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Keith Ziemba | permalink
Vote
Finding that your car will not start during inclement weather or when you are already running late can annoy even the most patient driver. It can be more frustrating when you have a new battery and know that it should be working. When you...
Tags: WikiHow, Change Battery Cables, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Battery-Cables ^[3]

1
- Vote
Tip 4
How to Remove Car Battery Terminals More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by Mike Gressen | permalink
Vote
Even maintenance-free car batteries can acquire corrosive buildup, which is produced when hydrogen gas produced by the battery comes into contact with dirt and sediment on the surface of the battery. Removing the terminals and cleaning...
Tags: WikiHow, Remove Car Battery Terminals, wiki, how to articles, how to instructions, DIY, tips, howto, learn, how do I

For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Car-Battery-Terminals ^[4]

1
- Vote
Tip 5
Tips for Replacing Car Battery Terminals - Autos.com More
Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago by kamel ettounsi | permalink
Vote
Replacing car battery terminal ends is quite easy. Cut the old terminal end from the wire, strip the insulation, insert and tighten. Those are the basic st
For further reading: http://www.autos.com/car-maintenance/tips-for-replacing-car-battery-terminals ^[5]

About Author

More by Did Ya

No more topics...

About This Topic

Category: Fun | 9 years, 5 month(s) ago

13.5k+ Reads

5 Tips

5 Votes

1 Likes

1 Saved

Contributors

Mike Gressen, Satsih Kannan, Keith Ziemba, Goldfarb Sam, kamel ettounsi

References & Citations

1. http://www.carsdirect.com/car-repair/how-to-replace-a-battery-terminal

2. http://www.doityourself.com/stry/car-battery-terminals

3. http://www.wikihow.com/Change-Battery-Cables

4. http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Car-Battery-Terminals

5. http://www.autos.com/car-maintenance/tips-for-replacing-car-battery-terminals