How To Fix A Stripped Side Post Battery

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• November 9, 2013 at 9:59 pm #555681

  i just bought a used optima yellow top for my buick lesabre only to find out it had a striped battery terminal on the negative. (side post) i read online about dripping solder into the stripped threads and then tapping them would this work? i know its conductive but it it just as strong as the lead? is there better ways of repairing this?

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• November 10, 2013 at 12:38 am #555715

  You could try a threaded fastener or I have taken a small
  stranded piece of wire and wound it around the thread and
  threaded it back in to tighten it.I would try a fresh fastener.

  November 16, 2013 at 3:23 am #557109

  That's not uncommon with those side terminal batteries. To be honest I'm not sure what would be the best way outside of using a larger fastener as suggested. Hopefully someone has a better suggestion. Keep us posted.

  

  November 16, 2013 at 3:18 pm #557256

  I couldn't go through the BS of having an unreliable battery, myself. I would return it for a replacement or tell em to stuff it.

  November 17, 2013 at 4:20 am #557441

  im just going to buy the top to side post converters

  November 21, 2013 at 12:49 am #558223

  The top post converters still thread into the same hole. It's likely the battery that's stripped, not your battery terminal.

  December 1, 2013 at 5:54 am #560099

  this is a dual post battery so im going to get some adapters the slide onto the top posts of the battery and turn them into side posts

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How To Fix A Stripped Side Post Battery

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