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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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I have a set of new oem battery cables. I am just wanting to know how hard is it going to be to install them?
Any tips or trick I should know when I do put them in?
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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not hard at all.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 03:26 AM
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The trick is to disconnect the old ones from the battery first.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueXJ
The trick is to disconnect the old ones from the battery first.
That, and you want good contact with the chassis grounds. Clean spots where the cables contact the chassis down to bare metal (about the size of a postage stamp, centred on the attaching screw. Use a wire wheel) and apply corrosion inhibitor on assembly (find that in your hardware store's electrical section. It will say "corrosion inhibitor" on the pack - you are not RPT NOT to use WD-40, "liquid electrical tape," or any other compound that isn't designed for the job. Period.) Replace the screws as required - they tend to be M8-1.25x20m/m or so.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Its way hard you take out the old one and put in the new one. One at a time until they are all dune. I could send my old lady to show you how but she is bare foot in the kitchen
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