rtkelly

So I stripped a bolt (circled in red below, sorry its hidden I reused a picture i found online) when trying to change the battery. I disconnected that power board (?? idk what to call it? circled in blue...) from the positive/power cable so make it easier to pull the battery up out of the compartment. Now i'm trying to find out how to replace this piece circled below in blue, since the screw is stripped and the bolt can not be tightened all the way to make good contact. As you can guess the electrical is spotty at best right now due to partial contact and any vibration i'm sure will knock it looks and cut power.

any help appreciated to figure out a part number or name of this piece. can't really use the car until it is replaced and the battery is property connected =\

thanks!








edit - arrow is pointing to the thread that is stripped. i used two connectors to bridge the gap betweent he bolt and metal and measure how much it is loose by, just because i'm pissed about how close it is right now.

olblue75

There should a GM number on it somewhere, might have to pull it from the car an flip it over.

ersatz928

Probably that threaded stud (the "bolt) is press-fit into the black plastic body of the power board, and it got overtightened and now spins in the plastic. Take it out, and pull out the loose stud, drill the back of the plastic and replace the stud with a regular bolt and nut. I would not run/drive the car with a loose intermittent connection to the battery...who knows what kind of voltage transients that is creating that might damage the cars electronics......