Positive battery terminal difference
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Not sure if I understand the question. What do you need help with?
It is not hard to replace. You just need a piece that has space for two attachments. Lots of aftermarket options or OEM. I am a pro OEM part guy, but this is really just a hunk of metal that conducts, so not a big deal to go aftermarket. One thing you may consider is getting one that has metric hardware on it, so that it will match with the rest of your vehicle. I had a former vehicle where I had to hunt for a 1/2 inch to service battery.
Clean post and get some of that conducting jelly too to help avoid corrosion.
It is not hard to replace. You just need a piece that has space for two attachments. Lots of aftermarket options or OEM. I am a pro OEM part guy, but this is really just a hunk of metal that conducts, so not a big deal to go aftermarket. One thing you may consider is getting one that has metric hardware on it, so that it will match with the rest of your vehicle. I had a former vehicle where I had to hunt for a 1/2 inch to service battery.
Clean post and get some of that conducting jelly too to help avoid corrosion.
Aftermarket Battery Terminal Options
I am not a fan of OEM battery terminals since they don't provide any additional cable mounting options. A lot of aftermarket terminals that do have provisions to mount extra cables, but don't really work with our trucks because the fusible link assembly needs a vertical post to mount to. This...
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Question was hard to understand
the OEM battery positive terminal is a one wire connection, mine has two.
Can the two wire connectors be combined into one?
Do they sell battery terminals with two connectors?
the OEM battery positive terminal is a one wire connection, mine has two.
Can the two wire connectors be combined into one?
Do they sell battery terminals with two connectors?
Yes, they sell terminals with two studs (and more), you can get another one easily.
Is that a piece of copper pipe wedged in your battery terminal?…
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Yes, since copper is conductive I was trying to get the old terminal to fit tighter.
I done it before . But will remove when I get the new battery terminal.
Thanks everryone
obviously not stock
to get by, any auto parts house sells terminals just like that
that is what you have, when using them you would typically cut and strip the wire and put under the band clamp, you see a recess under and the clamp has a raised center for the wire. A PO used one of these and just used the 2 bolts on the band clamp to attach the wire lugs
auto parts store also has terminals with a post and wing nut
to get by, any auto parts house sells terminals just like that
that is what you have, when using them you would typically cut and strip the wire and put under the band clamp, you see a recess under and the clamp has a raised center for the wire. A PO used one of these and just used the 2 bolts on the band clamp to attach the wire lugs
auto parts store also has terminals with a post and wing nut
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It looked like they would stack together, don’t know if it was changed for some reason.The two parts are usually stacked. Search "Toyota Battery Terminal" and you can find them everywhere.
Thank you
The OEM setup is as follows:
In your photo, the terminal on the left goes underneath the one on the right and the two get sandwiched together and then connect to an oem terminal with one bolt through the aligned holes in both pieces. The OEM terminal goes on the bottom of the assembly and the assembly bolt comes up thru from the bottom with the nut and washer going on top.
Mine isn't stock anymore but someone else could probably provide a pic of the oem setup.
In your photo, the terminal on the left goes underneath the one on the right and the two get sandwiched together and then connect to an oem terminal with one bolt through the aligned holes in both pieces. The OEM terminal goes on the bottom of the assembly and the assembly bolt comes up thru from the bottom with the nut and washer going on top.
Mine isn't stock anymore but someone else could probably provide a pic of the oem setup.
