Need Battery Information ASAP - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

cadeb · 09-03-2021, 02:58 PM

I was reinstalling the negative terminal clamp back onto the battery when the bolt snapped and the clamp went loose. Obviously I cannot drive anywhere like this and was wondering if anyone on here knows the part number or a viable replacement for the terminal. I know that we have a special clamp with some type of sensor next to the copper wire.

Yoshoobaroo · 09-03-2021, 03:31 PM

I think Bubba would suggest a bolt and nut combo that fits in the hole. Leave the connector be.

What do you think @?

NoHaveMSG · 09-03-2021, 04:22 PM

Take broken pieces to Napa. Ask for comparable part, it may not be exact but it will be close enough. Likely standard and not metric.

FR-S2GT86 · 09-03-2021, 07:45 PM

Bubba would be right. And clean all of that corrosion off while you're in there. And why is that red wire cut?

soundman98 · 09-03-2021, 08:19 PM

i lost my bolt like that a while back. it's a generic subaru bolt. the replacement i got was listed for an outback or something. talk to any of the auto parts stores. they'll have something that will work.

it's just a bolt with a fancy end on it, trick is to not tell the car you're using a different bolt, and it'll never know the difference!

2020BRZtS · 09-03-2021, 08:45 PM

If you can't find the exact bolt I would think you can buy any terminal and just use the bolt from it

nextcar · 09-04-2021, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadeb

I was reinstalling the negative terminal clamp back onto the battery when the bolt snapped and the clamp went loose. Obviously I cannot drive anywhere like this and was wondering if anyone on here knows the part number or a viable replacement for the terminal. I know that we have a special clamp with some type of sensor next to the copper wire.

Why do you think you cannot drive with a loose battery terminal? Clean it up, squeeze the ends of the terminal together slightly with a pair of pliers, and you will find it makes a nice, snug connection as you push it down on the terminal.

This is not a permanent fix and you should replace the bolt as suggested above by other responses

My point is there is no problem driving the car short distances without the bolt (like to the parts store and back). If the connection is loose the most likely "failure" is that you battery won't charge well and eventually you will not be able to restart and require a jump.

Project_1796 · 09-04-2021, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cadeb

I was reinstalling the negative terminal clamp back onto the battery when the bolt snapped and the clamp went loose. Obviously I cannot drive anywhere like this and was wondering if anyone on here knows the part number or a viable replacement for the terminal. I know that we have a special clamp with some type of sensor next to the copper wire.

Here's the part #
23775AA060

humfrz · 09-05-2021, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

I think Bubba would suggest a bolt and nut combo that fits in the hole. Leave the connector be.

What do you think @?

Bubba thinks that would work. This would also work -

soundman98 · 09-05-2021, 08:24 PM

^that works in 3 ways.

it fastens down the battery clamp

it will keep you warm in the winter

and it will guarantee you'll need a new car!

Sasquachulator · 09-07-2021, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by soundman98

^that works in 3 ways.

it fastens down the battery clamp

it will keep you warm in the winter

and it will guarantee you'll need a new car!

Its just gotta hold long enough for the second gens to come out!

Dadhawk · 09-07-2021, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Bubba thinks that would work. This would also work -

Funny, I would have never even thought about getting an "official" bolt. I would have dug through my collection of odd bolts, nuts and washers, found one that fit through the hole and moved on. I guess I have a little too much Bubba in me as well.

Yoshoobaroo · 09-07-2021, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Funny, I would have never even thought about getting an "official" bolt. I would have dug through my collection of odd bolts, nuts and washers, found one that fit through the hole and moved on. I guess I have a little too much Bubba in me as well.

I think that’s just the right amount of Bubba. It’s a perfectly fine repair that won’t affect anything else.

Ultramaroon · 09-08-2021, 01:12 AM

6 mm hex head cap screw, two washers, split lock washer, and nut.

Clamp the washers together, and file, sand, grind a flat on their sides deep enough to fit properly onto your terminal connector. If you're patient and handy enough, you can bend up the orthogonal sides of one of the washers to make a saddle for the screw head so it can't rotate while you tighten the nut.

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