As stated above, the side post terminal has stripped. I think a longer battery bolt will do the job, but can't find any. Is there a battery repair heli-coil for this application, or something similar? The battery is nearly new and I like to avoid throwing it away.

Grab a gun.... remove a few bullets from it, remove the shot from bullet case, melt it down and pour the melted bullet into the bad hole.......let cool.....drill and tap a new threaded hole.

caution: failure to follow steps above in the order listed could be a bad thing :~)

quickie use a bigger selftaping screw, and drill or reamout hole in cable
fancy way tap hole for a bigger bolt

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quote Originally posted by fierodave: Grab a gun.... remove a few bullets from it, remove the shot from bullet case, melt it down and pour the melted bullet into the bad hole.......let cool.....drill and tap a new threaded hole. caution: failure to follow steps above in the order listed could be a bad thing :~)

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Just use a good pure pipe-solder in that hole, then drill-tap.

IF you opt to drill into the side, use a self tapping, etc etc... make darn sure you don't go to far (and it doesnt take much!) or you'll penetrate into the nice juicy inards of the battery...

Yes, the juicy part is best left inside.

I have taken the original bolt out of the cable end and replaced it with a piece of 3/8 allthread bottomed into the battery hole(hand tight),then used washers and 3/8 nut to tighten the cable to the battery.This will only work if there is enough thread left in the battery.If it's the positive post,make sure it isn't too long and insulate it so it can't short on anything.

If the battery is new and has a warranty, return it.

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A helicoil should work or you could get a big solder iron and melt some lead into the hole and retap. I had a friend that did just that. Just make sure you do it in a well ventilated area and out of the car. In case you were thinking of using a torch to melt the lead, never use a flame near a battery because you run the risk of hydrogen gas explosion.

Thanks for all the replies. I pulled the bolt and had a closer look. It seems the threads on the bolt may be the problem. I'll be picking aup a new set and see how it goes. Thanks again for the replies.