C3 Battery Cable Connection
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C3 Battery Cable Connection
I bought a 71 that has been sitting for a couple decades. I need a new side connection battery however, the connection size on the battery is larger than the bolts on the car connection cable. I have checked all the major auto supply stores but haven't been able to find a replacement battery that can accommodate the car cable bolt. Unfortunately, I don't know the sizes, just that the battery connection is larger than the bolt on the car cable.
Any thoughts or suggestions??
Any thoughts or suggestions??
Le Mans Master
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From: Gladstone MO
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If my old memory is correct, the battery bolts are 3/8, coarse thread 1/2 long. The heads of those bolts use a 5/16 wrench and they have a large washer made as part of the bolt.
Le Mans Master
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From: Unreconstructed, South Carolina
I hate the standard BOLTS used in side post ... they're so short they tend to pull out threads in battery
I used a good cap screw ... and a good Nyloc nut .... and dielectric grease ... stick the cap screw through the terminal and just bottom & snug cap screw into battery ...
... then hold the head of cap screw with a wrench while snugging the nut against terminal ... slide a short piece of hose over the bolts. Did same on my DD pickup. Been working great for me. YMMV
Not so different from studded main caps w/ windage tray.
I used a good cap screw ... and a good Nyloc nut .... and dielectric grease ... stick the cap screw through the terminal and just bottom & snug cap screw into battery ...
... then hold the head of cap screw with a wrench while snugging the nut against terminal ... slide a short piece of hose over the bolts. Did same on my DD pickup. Been working great for me. YMMV
Not so different from studded main caps w/ windage tray.
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From: FL
I hate the standard BOLTS used in side post ... they're so short they tend to pull out threads in battery
I used a good cap screw ... and a good Nyloc nut .... and dielectric grease ... stick the cap screw through the terminal and just bottom & snug cap screw into battery ...
... then hold the head of cap screw with a wrench while snugging the nut against terminal ... slide a short piece of hose over the bolts. Did same on my DD pickup. Been working great for me. YMMV
Not so different from studded main caps w/ windage tray.
I used a good cap screw ... and a good Nyloc nut .... and dielectric grease ... stick the cap screw through the terminal and just bottom & snug cap screw into battery ...
... then hold the head of cap screw with a wrench while snugging the nut against terminal ... slide a short piece of hose over the bolts. Did same on my DD pickup. Been working great for me. YMMV
Not so different from studded main caps w/ windage tray.
