Battery terminal repair

[Gunpowder]

Funny my search didn't come up with a fix but I know this is a common problem-Battery terminals that go bad.

The new harness is reportedly $110 and has so many connections that it isn't fondly embraced.

My negative terminal is the issue so I could follow some who bypassed the harness and ran new cables (2?) to the chassis and fender.

I don't want to rig it with clamps, etc. that will quickly corrode. I wonder if anyone has had success cutting it right behind the terminal and using a solder type battery connector and soldering the flat part of the old cable inside the solder cable?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

I just put new ends on mine, no issues.

 

[Gunpowder]

I just put new ends on mine, no issues.

(-) cables are not long enough to bring up and over to negative post wrong what I have tried. Did you use part of the metal in your configuration?

 

[HoosierJeeper]

I don't think I'm fully catching the issue, sorry! The terminal on my neg broke on the battery side...I just replaced that terminal with a new one, just unbolting the old one and bolting the new one on once the wires are fed through it. What are you working on?

 

[Gunpowder]

2002 liberty negative side. The copper flat terminal goes out and down the side a few inches where the two ground cables connects.

The harness seems too tight to cut the cables and bring up the side a few inches and then across the top to the negative post . the one cable goes to the driver side fender fall so it isn't like I can bring it around to the engine side and gain some inches.

If so then I would use a solder battery terminal to ensure good connection.

 

[CzarKJ]

Here is what I did. Used marine terminal ends. Works great. (See attachment)

 

[LibertyTC]

^ Nice & even used brass terminals!
Personally I would prefer a nylock nut, instead of the wing nuts for this application.

 

[sota]

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[LibertyTC]

Scorpion= some kinda fancy accessory terminals there!
Where did you get those?

 

[sota]

ebay.
(2) BATTERY TERMINALS CAR AUDIO AMP INSTALL POWER WIRING ANY SIZE 0 2 4 8 GAUGE | eBay

I didn't care about being fancy. I cared about being able to hook up accessories without it looking like a damn christmas tree.

 

[Gunpowder]

wanted to add an update. I added a terminal with a wing nut post and cut the copper flat section of the OEM cable and drilled a hole through it. Working so far as a reasonable short term fix.

I was searching Napa today for a battery and noted that they now sell a 2-part cable for the negative side of the liberty. 1 to the fender wall, the other to assuming the block someplace. Never tracked down where it goes.