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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: keith on November 08, 2005, 07:19:09 PM
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The battery that I have had in my Tracker for the last year and a half has a positive post that is sized such that the clamp on the cable doesn't tighten really tight. I can rotate the connection when it is tightened. This hasn't presented a problem until today. I stopped for lunch and when I went back to the truck it make a single click and wouldn't start. I tried turning the key several times but no crank. Then I popped the hood and wiggled the cable. It started right up. I think that the cable has oxidized enough to interupt the loose connection. My question is how can I make better contact without replacing the battery or the cable? It looks like the cable goes into a wire harness and would not be an easy swap. The clamp to post connection is snug, but not tight.
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Remove the old clamp, they do corrode and get loose,
and replace it with a Marine battery clamp, you can get
those loose with your fingers, they have a thumb screw
and a lever to tighten, add some battery washers to help
with the corrosion around the terminals and be a happy
Zuker again, you can also replace the Neg terminal too
Wild
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So I can just cut off the current clamp and screw on the marine one?
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Ya, the new one will have bolts and nuts
to clamp it onto the old cable, I've used
these for about 5 years now, AutoZone
sells them, along with other parts stores