Broke Winch Motor Terminal - Options? (1 Viewer)

[encrypttie]

Hello everyone,
I was installing my new winch and snapped one of the terminals. I must overtightened it. I can still make a secure connection, but that will require me to remove the nut at the base of the terminal.

I was wondering if that will be okay, or if it will cause problems down the road. I will contact the vendor tomorrow to see what my options are. But wanted to check on the forum too.

How the terminals look like:

The broken terminal:

Removed the nut at the base of the terminal, put a washer instead and attached the cable:

Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[gnob]

Hello everyone,
I was installing my new winch and snapped one of the terminals. I must overtightened it. I can still make a secure connection, but that will require me to remove the nut at the base of the terminal.

I was wondering if that will be okay, or if it will cause problems down the road. I will contact the vendor tomorrow to see what my options are. But wanted to check on the forum too.

How the terminals look like:

View attachment 3604147

The broken terminal:
View attachment 3604148

Removed the nut at the base of the terminal, put a washer instead and attached the cable:

View attachment 3604149

Thanks for your help in advance.

take it apart and replace the stud. hit your local starter rebuilder

 

[encrypttie]

take it apart and replace the stud. hit your local starter rebuilder

Thanks. I'll try to find one today. Are you suggesting that I should not use it with the way that I've connected it now?

 

[ducktapeguy]

While I think it would probably work, I'd still replace it. There's a reason the manufacturers put 2 nuts on the stud, it compresses the wire terminal between the two nuts. With your current setup, you're relying on compressing the wire terminal against that insulator which it probably wasn't designed to do.

I assume any electric motor repair shop would have something that would work. It's probably a hex head or square head bolt.

 

[encrypttie]

While I think it would probably work, I'd still replace it. There's a reason the manufacturers put 2 nuts on the stud, it compresses the wire terminal between the two nuts. With your current setup, you're relying on compressing the wire terminal against that insulator which it probably wasn't designed to do.

I assume any electric motor repair shop would have something that would work. It's probably a hex head or square head bolt.

Thanks for the response, @ducktapeguy!

I was worried about what you mentioned, so I got 2 thinner nuts (4mm) was able to have the terminal sit between them.