The Nissan Path

Well I have been looking at my battery terminals and they seems very cheap and thin. I am worried about them getting corroded easily. I am wondering what everyone is doing on here when replacing there original battery terminals.

Here are some photos of mine:

porksoda wrote:Well I have been looking at my battery terminals and they seems very cheap and thin. I am worried about them getting corroded easily. I am wondering what everyone is doing on here when replacing there original battery terminals.

Here are some photos of mine:

the plus side looks pretty worked over
replace both cable clamps (the negative cable clamps rarely tighten down on the post anyway)
keep them clean & greased
get a battery that does not leak or seep between the battery case & terminal posts (Kirkland from Costco in both of my trucks for over two years now, no corrosion at all)

The nice thing about the positive cable is that you can actually get just the clamp end of the cable, unlike the negative side. I've already replaced the positive cable end on my 2006 with a replacement part from Nissan; it wasn't that expensive. On the negative side, I cut the end off and installed one of those "temporary cable ends" from the auto parts store. I spray them down with Permatex anti-corrosion spray for batteries to keep them from corroding again.

What exactly do you need to do to replace the negative clamp? My clamp was so corroded that it broke off. Thanks in advance!

puffdc wrote:What exactly do you need to do to replace the negative clamp? My clamp was so corroded that it broke off. Thanks in advance!

see smj999smj's post (3 above)
it the cable is not long enough to reach the battery anymore, replace the cable and clamp
it's not rocket science

eieio wrote:

puffdc wrote:What exactly do you need to do to replace the negative clamp? My clamp was so corroded that it broke off. Thanks in advance!

see smj999smj's post (3 above)
it the cable is not long enough to reach the battery anymore, replace the cable and clamp
it's not rocket science

The pics don't show up anymore...so i'm not sure what he did? Hence, the reason I asked.
Phew, glad it's not rocket science...

For the negative cable, just get one of these. Cut the oil clamp off, use a razor blade to cut back the insulation, and clamp on the new one. You can find them at any auto parts store:

http://www.hotrodwires.com/cart/images/ ... Rev-lg.jpg

smj999smj wrote:For the negative cable, just get one of these. Cut the oil clamp off, use a razor blade to cut back the insulation, and clamp on the new one. You can find them at any auto parts store:

http://www.hotrodwires.com/cart/images/ ... Rev-lg.jpg

Thank you.

What's the part number for the positive side? Mine is refusing to clamp tight anymore and I'm having trouble finding it online...

Well, Google found it right away elsewhere. Nevermind!

Just did mine a few weeks ago. Mine was totally busted, I'm surprised it still worked at all!

I just finished replacing the positive terminal on my wife's 2008. The positive clamp/ring terminal is crimped to the the cable coming from the alternator(I believe). It was pretty short, so I didn't want to remove the crimped connection, I just modified it. Either way, the rest of the positive attachments to the positive side of the battery are bolted to the ring/terminal that corrodes, or in my case, breaks. See first pic.

I unbolted the accessories that were attached to the positive clamp/ring terminal, and cut the broken ring off of the alternator wire(I believe). In the pic below, it's the thick wire with the flat tab that used to be the clamp/ring with a hole in it. That hole in the tab was a bolt that the rest of the positive connections attached to the positive side of the battery using. I just took a drill bit and drilled out the bolt from the underside of the tab.

I bought a replacement terminal connector from nissan($10/very common) that comes with a ring/clamp and a bolt of attaching the remaining positive accessories. In the final pic the new terminal is on the bottom of the stack, the modified tab is placed in the middle with the bolt from the new terminal going through the hole I drilled in the old terminal, and the remaining positive connections are on top of that. Basically the modified tab is sandwiched by the ring terminal with the bolt on the bottom, and the positive accessory connections on the top.
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I just want to double check before I order. This one should fit right?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-NISSAN- ... 24&vxp=mtr

Dealer wanted $50 to replace it

FLiPMaRC wrote: I just want to double check before I order. This one should fit right?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-NISSAN- ... 24&vxp=mtr

looks right
you can contact the seller and ask for verification

FLiPMaRC wrote: Dealer wanted $50 to replace it

no surprise there
that's how they assure themselves of no repeat customers