Loose battery terminal

[poweraidon]

My battery terminal is loose because of the o ring connector from my subs. The bolt will tighten but the terminal is still kinda loose

I tired looking for other o ring connectors but can't find any that works.

If I take off the o ring it will tighten correctly, but I still want my subs to work

What should I do?


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[digglesworth]

Find an aftermarket set of terminals. The oem ones are junk. I used stingers. Some use tsunami...

 

[alrock]

06 and early 07 don't even have an accessory post. That one screw tightens the clamp and throwing an o-ring on there screws everything up. It sucks, and you gotta replace them.

If you want to do this quickly, just go to Auto Zone and get some replacement terminals like these. No o-rings needed as you clamp down on the bare end of the wire. There are a lot of options on Amazon too, like this one by Scosche. Remember that the positive and negative terminals are different sizes so you need to look at the packaging when you but them. You might as well replace both of them now.

 

[motley1987]

I had to do the same thing to mine and it wasn't even an issue with a sub going to the terminal. I went to autozone and got a generic terminal since I was in a rush and rain was coming. I think it only took maybe 5 minutes to replace. The hardest part was cutting the cable. That thing was thicker than I thought so my wire cutters were slow going.

 

[Paladine71]

I'd take care of it quickly, before it destroys your battery. A loose terminal can drain your battery to the point of no return (and cause some gremlins in your electrical system).

 

[poweraidon]

I bought a new terminal, and it's coming in sometime this week. Ive removed my o ring until the new terminal comes in.


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