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Old 11-30-2008, 01:11 PM
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Does anybody know how to get the negative and positive battery terminals off the wire?

My negative battery terminal connector is screwed up and doesnt make a good connection anymore. I bought new terminal ends for the battery cables but the terminals are crimped on the cable so hard that I dont know how to get it off.

I could cut the negative and still have slack, but the positive does not have enough slack so i would have to somehow salvage what is there.

Anybody done this before?
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you can crimp on and extend the positive wire a little
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what exactly do you mean crimp on? do you mean crimp a wire on to add length?
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Pictures would help. You could always buy a new connector, and some 4-0 gauge wire and do the big 3 upgrade. =P
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haha...good idea...thats just too much work for me right now.

what guage does honda use for conductor?
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i believe the other end of the cable is bolted to something...

just replace the entire cable...
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You should be able to pry it apart yourself with a screw driver or gut it slightly with a dremel to pull it apart.
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I might have to get a dremel to get it off...i tried using a screw driver and it didnt work out so good.
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