installing a lead battery post shim to fix LOOSE battery connection
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- If your battery connection is not secure for your car or truck you’re gonna have all kinds of problems with your battery draining, or you may not have enough power to actually crank your car to start it. In order to fix this to make a lead shim that fits right over the post to make the post sticker. Then you will be able to grab I want to the post with gusto. First attempt was aluminum foil but it didn’t give enough thickness and it still fell off. You can feel the difference when you put these on and they conform with the exact same material that the post is made out of in the first place. Overall my experience was really good with this product.
Always remove the Neg Terminal when working on the battery...
Thanks, if we remove the negative terminal first then that would keep things a lot safer. If the wrench slipped off the positive terminal and hit the frame or chassis it wouldn’t ark. Thanks for the comment I totally agree.
I came here to make that exact comment
This vid is dangerous for someone who doesn’t know you should remove the negative battery terminal first.
so many "negative" comments here. on a positive note, this person got to "live free" another day, & learned from the negative comments. i know, i know. i should spare everyone from the PUNishment.
I remember the order as removing an old battery is MINUS (for subtraction) and installing a new battery is a PLUS (for addition). "Out with the old, in with the new".
Apologies for a negative public comment but I've learned from a few mistakes and the video might be kinda dangerous for some folks... Other's have already asked to remove the negative cable first (to avoid the danger you mentioned) and that's spot on. Then it's the last to go back on by the way for the same reason. The other thing is that I accidentally exploded a car battery by pounding on the battery post to get the cable on. We gotta find a better way to spread the clamp open so it'll slide over easy then snug with the wrench. Sorry for the negative comment and thanks for trying to help.
Also dont wear rings or jewelry....
Spot on comment. Some bloke in England made a YT vid of a device that spreads terminal clamps. I made good progress with a standard screwdriver but its challenging bc you’re fighting with the cable and no way to get good leverage.
To widen the clamp open, I removed the screw completely and I used the flat head screwdriver to slide into that tight clamp space (not the screw hole or the big cricle hole); then I turned the screwdriver 90 degree back and forth to widen the clamp. The bigger flat head screwdriver will yield more widen space.
The AutoZone worker gave me a piece of a lead cap shim and said "just break off a piece, loosen the clamp insert (wedge it in) the piece and tighten" He said the package of shims would probably be too large for the clamps. I took his advise (for free) and the pieces wedged in place and the clamps tighten right up (no movement). I believe problem solved. 2018 Subaru Forester
More helpful than the actual video, thanks
This is what I'm going through my terminal can't flush the shim. I have a die hard battery.
Man this actually work. Imma hang on to this one lucky shin I had sitting in the trunk might be cutting and tightening until my unc come swap the terminal. Man imagine a 2021 camaro with a battery terminal problem 🤦🏿♂️
To avoid making sparks or electric arcs while working on your positive terminal, the only thing you had to do was to disconnect the negative. By not doing so, you could also have damaged some electronics elements.
I think the kid did a fabulous job at showing us what a novice does. It is clear he is a man of action but not much training. Hopefully someone has shown him how it’s actually done. First, either put tape around your ring but better yet take it off. Next, wear safety glasses and have a gallon of a dilute solution of water and Baking soda near you in case the battery explodes. This is for washing your eyeballs and skin. You’ll want to save your eyesight should the acid get behind your safety glasses. The negative… disconnect it and cover the naked terminal. Use something like electricians tape or battery terminal cap. Clean the errand terminal and the new shim. Shims typically have a manufacturing film that needs to be removed prior to install. Install the shim that fits the terminal. They come in various dimensions. Use the right size. Reconnect the positive than the negative. Battery wires need to be securely attached. Do not over tighten. You can also simply remove the battery from the vehicle, which is safer and gives you a chance to inspect everything and clean up the area before the reinstall. Just say’n. The rest has been said by your enthusiastic audience. I’m glad you made it through the install. Be well… live long😉
Great info. I learned something new that will save my ass some day 😂 thank you
Overkill....the sun may burn out tom as well. Just disconnect the neg and ur straight
Banging on the clamp and shim when they're on the battery post can damage the battery.
And, yeah, disconnect the negative battery clamp to make working on the battery safer.
THIS is the comment I went looking for, so I won't have to address that issue. So, thanks😏
Sorry, but not the correct way to do this. You ALWAYS disconnect the negative battery terminal first, and you ALWAYS reconnect the negative battery terminal last when finishing up.
It’s funny how the battery manufacturer makes the caps as well because they know they cheapened out on the lead terminals. That’s what you call a garbage battery.
To widen the clamp open, I removed the screw completely out of the clamp and I used the flat head screwdriver to slide into that tight clamp space (not the screw hole or the big circle terminal hole); then I turned the screwdriver 90 degree back and forth to widen the clamp. The bigger or widen flat head screwdriver will yield more widen space.
Negative connection always comes off 1st and goes on last. Never work on a car,especially newer vehicles without following that. Could get pricy to replace shorted components
You're awesome ☺️ Thanx!
This Looks exactly like a Honda Pilot, and coincidentally I am looking at this video because I have the same problem with my 2012 Honda Pilot 🤣👍🏻
same problem with odyssey
Nice video! Thanks for posting. I was just thinking, if you disconnected the ground terminal wouldn't you not have to worry about stuff arcing?
When disconn a battery, doubt and negativity first....when jumping a battery, be positive it'll work.
In the old days - well 70's I cut up an old tin can and wrapped it around the post. Of course "blood" was involved, as cutting tin, was not an easy task for me. Lol
That’s a great idea, I’ve used aluminum cans for a lot of things but the thought never occurred to me. The aluminum foil to squish down. And aluminum can probably would’ve worked just fine. Well anyway the jobs done and the cables not falling off. Thanks for the comment
@@livefree6878 Thank you. I do enjoy your videos. Oh, and being from farm country, what we used to call "bailing wire" helped me out a lot. Especially for tying my muffler to the frame of the car(s), and sometimes my fenders. I am sure that not every vehicle I owned was "street legal". Lol. Thanks again.
Yes, those do work well and i have one on my truck now. Tin foil for a shem? no no no - tin foil is only used to bypasse a fuse in you fuse box LOL
Do you think it may be better to use dielectric grease in between the shem and the battery post?Do you need to use dielectric grease in between the shim and the battery post?
Thanks for the video, this worked like a charm on my car that had a loose negative terminal.
12v is not dangerous, use a metal brush to clean terminals, sandpaper has dielectric particles
DOH!!!
You’re supposed to disconnect the negative terminal first! Then there is no danger of arcing when working on the positive terminal.
Have had 2 auto electric shops do the opposite 😂
@@ChrisB-cx6td the benefit of removing neg first is you can’t arc by touching the post and some random nearby ground. If you remove the pos first, it is dead easy to cross a ground over to the pos connector while you work. It doesn’t matter who works dangerously, it is never a good idea.
Lol, may spark a little. It’s just may kill your onboard computer when it does since you DID NOT DISCONNECT THE GROUND FIRST…!!
Aluminum Foil worked perfectly for my 2007 Ford Focus - just had to play around with the right thickness so that it wouldnt be soooo tight.
I’ll try this. Thanks solving my connection issue
You should always remove the negative post first
Lol or try disconnecting the negative before working on the positive terminal.
"If your battery connection is not secure for your car or truck you’re gonna have all kinds of problems..." is one possible problem, damaging the battery so that it eventually won't hold a charge? the people that installed my battery didn't tighten the hold down, which caused an already loose connection to get worse. i solved both problems , but now the battery won't hold enough of a charge to start the car, if it's been sitting for more than a day.
Do that in cold weather and you'll blow the battery up in your face always disconnect the negative first thing
Do what, specifically?
now imagine the struggle its gonna be to disconnect it after all that hammering😂
Yea kinda like hammering your gf.😭🤣😭🤣
If one cable is loose, is it okay to only shim just that one? Or do you need to shim both?
Should i be concerned about poisoning from the lead being sanded off?
When he said “I dropped my sucker down there” I felt that
Excellent! Thanks!
Always disconnect the negative!!!
You used that Dirty hammer on The Clean battery post 😅
Thanks for your help.💯
Get yourself a set of quarter inch sockets. 3/8 and 1/2 inch drive too much for a small job like a battery
Nice fix 😎👍
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Anyone else have problems with the shims being too wide for the terminal
All you need is _part_ of the shim (maybe slice is a better word) meaning, you don't need the whole shim.
I’m surprise he made it through that video without blasting himself
Helpful, thanks 👍
not professional
good info... thx!
I have at least $100 in 10mm sockets somewhere under the hood of every vehicle I've owned.
I watched a video on HOW NOT TO WINCH. are you the same guy.
Videos like this are why it's ridiculous that TH-cam removed the dislike counter. No offense, it's just dangerous as hell.
What size wrench are you using to remove the bolt?
It's a battery ... not a nuclear bomb .. I understand basic safety protocols but let's not get carried away
CLASSIC!!!!!
thanks bud
Great. I am doing this.
Remove the negative first lol
Shouldn't these be universal to the terminal, my terminal is too small for auto craft and die hard shims. So wtf lol
All these comments 😂. Give it a rest. You are not going to die removing battery cables. The computer isn’t going to blow up because he didn’t remove the ground. Stop with the fear mongering lol
wrong, you can get into a lot elecrical problems doing it.... ALWAYS remvove neg cable first... it only take few seconds...
It’s going to spark a bit, it’s normal 😮🤦♀️🤣
like it very much
I wouldn't pound the terminal.
Please dont wear jewelry. And get rid of the 16 pointer socket that will strip use the proper tool. A 10mm 6 pointer
Will a stainless steel post work?
I would sure think a stainless steel post would work. Copper or lead how much better conductors. I know for sure copper and lead work because I’ve actually used both.
That's really a lousy video. Not disconnecting the negative cable, wearing jewelry while working on electric, hammering a battery post. All bad things.
This has only become a problem in the last ten years or so. My guess is that some genius in the battery factories have skinnied down the post by a couple of millimeters. Annoying as anything.
What Cactus48 said...
A 12v weld?
@M R Thanks dumbass.
Take the fucking Negative terminal off first!
get that ring off your finger - yikes.