Positive battery terminal damage - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jrhudson · 06-02-2022, 10:05 PM

Hello,

So i had some start up issues that pointed to a dead battery but battery is at full capacity. Anyways, i seem to have snapped off this part of the positive battery terminal uhh thing.

Anyways to fix this without replacing the whole battery wire harness? Or know the small part that touches the white part? Trying to look online to see if i cant just get that part but im not sure what its called.

2020BRZtS · 06-02-2022, 10:33 PM

search for battery cable lug or ring terminal and you'll find something you can use. It may become a larger project or cost prohibitive if you don't have the tool or you have to cut that one off and don't have enough length.

Grady · 06-02-2022, 10:56 PM

Totaled, time to part out.

Your choices are to repair or replace. You can cut that one off to avoid shortening the harness. As above find any battery terminal end. If you do not have access to a swedger you can solder but that is not the preferred method for battery terminals.

jrhudson · 06-03-2022, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

search for battery cable lug or ring terminal and you'll find something you can use. It may become a larger project or cost prohibitive if you don't have the tool or you have to cut that one off and don't have enough length.

I found the whole battery harness for $45 on ebay so if i need i could just get that.

humfrz · 06-03-2022, 02:16 AM

Bubba says to lay a piece of metal under both pieces and weld it all together.

Then, be careful with it -

2020BRZtS · 06-03-2022, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jrhudson

I found the whole battery harness for $45 on ebay so if i need i could just get that.

That's the route I would take. By the time you got the part and the tools you are probably at the same price point or close enough it doesn't matter.

2020BRZtS · 06-03-2022, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by humfrz

Bubba says to lay a piece of metal under both pieces and weld it all together.

Then, be careful with it -

If Grady were the OP I recommend that based on his avatar alone.

Ultramaroon · 06-03-2022, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrhudson

I found the whole battery harness for $45 on ebay so if i need i could just get that.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2020BRZtS

That's the route I would take. By the time you got the part and the tools you are probably at the same price point or close enough it doesn't matter.

+1 it's a no-brainer.

humfrz · 06-03-2022, 02:46 AM

Bubba here - sorry to be late to the party.

thomasmryan · 06-03-2022, 07:19 AM

Knipex makes a nice double crimp tool but it isn't cheap.

We need more lead in our brass.

jrhudson · 06-03-2022, 03:54 PM

...okay so i realized i bought the wrong thing. The terminal that broke was actually on the side coming from the fuse box. ugh have to get those battery terminal things for the positive side. This is annoying.

Ultramaroon · 06-03-2022, 04:07 PM

Bubba's fix is looking pretty good right now.

jrhudson · 06-03-2022, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Bubba's fix is looking pretty good right now.

I rather solder or weld it but i dont have a welder or anything like that.

Temporary solution until my terminals get here. Works!

Ultramaroon · 06-03-2022, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jrhudson

I rather solder or weld it but i dont have a welder or anything like that.

Temporary solution until my terminals get here. Works!

Would take a big-ass soldering iron/gun to get enough heat into that cable but, honestly, it's what I would do. Heat shrink is a pro move.

06-02-2022, 10:05 PM	#1
jrhudson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Drives: 2016 scion frs Location: ca Posts: 234 Thanks: 122 Thanked 100 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Positive battery terminal damage Hello, So i had some start up issues that pointed to a dead battery but battery is at full capacity. Anyways, i seem to have snapped off this part of the positive battery terminal uhh thing. Anyways to fix this without replacing the whole battery wire harness? Or know the small part that touches the white part? Trying to look online to see if i cant just get that part but im not sure what its called. Attached Images

06-03-2022, 02:46 AM	#9
humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,436 Thanks: 29,833 Thanked 32,866 Times in 16,849 Posts Mentioned: 717 Post(s)	Bubba here - sorry to be late to the party. Attached Images

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2020BRZtS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Drives: '20 BRZ tS (15/300) / '09 Scion tC Location: PA Posts: 688 Thanks: 432 Thanked 832 Times in 397 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	search for battery cable lug or ring terminal and you'll find something you can use. It may become a larger project or cost prohibitive if you don't have the tool or you have to cut that one off and don't have enough length.

06-02-2022, 10:56 PM	#3
Grady Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Drives: BRZ Yellow, Ranger, Evora, WCM S2K Location: Dallas Posts: 1,712 Thanks: 354 Thanked 1,500 Times in 786 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s)	Totaled, time to part out. Your choices are to repair or replace. You can cut that one off to avoid shortening the harness. As above find any battery terminal end. If you do not have access to a swedger you can solder but that is not the preferred method for battery terminals.

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06-03-2022, 03:54 PM	#11
jrhudson Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Drives: 2016 scion frs Location: ca Posts: 234 Thanks: 122 Thanked 100 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	...okay so i realized i bought the wrong thing. The terminal that broke was actually on the side coming from the fuse box. ugh have to get those battery terminal things for the positive side. This is annoying.

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