Side battery terminals are a fad that came and went--almost. Some automobile manufacturers are even installing them, on the other hand most bear absent back to the display terminals on the top of the battery. Side terminals are tough to employ and the bolts that occupation them on are mini with threads that are easily stripped. You can alternate your side terminals to post terminals, so go after the steps below and your side terminal blues Testament be over.
Instructions
1. Capture advertise terminal converters at your limited Car parts store or by ordering them over the Internet. You Testament further duty some late ends for the cables that attach to the battery posts.
2. Aggregate tools and personal protective Accoutrement. Please memo safety warnings below and chase them carefully.
3.9. Tighten the terminals snugly and spray with a compound that retards corrosion.
5. Use electrical wire cutters to chop the old side terminal ends off both cables and strip the plastic insulation back about 1/2-inch on each.
6. Affix new ends on the cables that will enable you to transform them to a terminal post. Some ends will require soldering, but clamp on terminals are easier to use, you just have to ensure you clamp them tightly.
7. Replace both side terminal battery bolts with a post converter. You can get a small plug type or larger ones that extend above the top of the battery for ease of use.
8. Clamp the new terminal end on the red cable onto the larger positive post and attach the black cable to the smaller negative post, taking care not to touch your tools from one post to the other. If you do, there will be a spark that could cause the battery to blow up, so be careful.
Unhook the nigrous absent cable from the side terminal with the engine off.4. Disconnect the red positive cable from the battery.
