Some months ago there was a loose connection on the battery negative (car was at the agents for some other work) and the "fix" was to insert some lead pieces to create a tight connection.
This has now come undone somehow (either by itself, or during the recent service - maybe they fiddled with it when checking water levels), and twice in the past week I had to fiddle with the connector to get power from the battery.
Other than perhaps replacing the connector, what other options are available? Is the lead inserts a sustainable solution (and had just come loose during the service) or not? I saw something in a post about soldering the connector but I would prefer to avoid that because it makes it harder to disconnect the battery if the need arises.
I have an empty parking slot at home previously occupied for 6 years by the starlet and 3 months by an AD wagon -what would be a bang-for-the-buck fun shitbox? Preferably auto as I live in a crowded suburb that has sapped the joy of stick shift out of my system.
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Sifaan
Hi all;
Some months ago there was a loose connection on the battery negative (car was at the agents for some other work) and the "fix" was to insert some lead pieces to create a tight connection.
This has now come undone somehow (either by itself, or during the recent service - maybe they fiddled with it when checking water levels), and twice in the past week I had to fiddle with the connector to get power from the battery.
Other than perhaps replacing the connector, what other options are available? Is the lead inserts a sustainable solution (and had just come loose during the service) or not? I saw something in a post about soldering the connector but I would prefer to avoid that because it makes it harder to disconnect the battery if the need arises.
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