DJ Dank Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Its that time where I'm going to need to change the Battery terminals on the Pathy. That are all rusty and corroded with that nasty white/green powder... Its to the point where start up will not happen and I'll have to tap the terminals. Anyways, how far down does the negative cable connect to the engine? I tried to trace it past under the battery tray but there were some clips holding it down and I didn't have much time since I was on the way to class. I know the positive cable attaches to the starter. Am I going to have to crawl under and tackle it from below? Never did this on the Pathy before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 The negative runs down to the fender well and is bolted there the jumps down to the starter if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Why not just change the actual terminals and not all the wiring? You can get bolt on, lead terminals that won't rust or corrode and it'll only take you about 10 minutes to change both. If you haven't had any other wiring issues, I wouldn't worry about it. Change the terminal portions of the cables, and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Its that time where I'm going to need to change the Battery terminals on the Pathy. That are all rusty and corroded with that nasty white/green powder... Its to the point where start up will not happen and I'll have to tap the terminals. Anyways, how far down does the negative cable connect to the engine? I tried to trace it past under the battery tray but there were some clips holding it down and I didn't have much time since I was on the way to class. I know the positive cable attaches to the starter. Am I going to have to crawl under and tackle it from below? Never did this on the Pathy before... I clicked the link in your sig... :o I feel used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I agree with Simon, although depending on how many small wire leads/fusable links are on the positive, it may not be feasible. Also, you can recondtion them by making a mixture of baking soda and water, pouring it on, letting it sit for a bit, rinse it off, repeat until it stops foaming. Then remove the terminal clamps and go over the contact surfaces with sand paper or a stiff wire brush until there is mostly bare metal showing. I have done this with several cars; there generally isn't any reason to change them unless they are so corroded that they are structurally weakened. Yes, I have broken old ones tightening them... Regardless of what you do, slather the terminals and clamps with di-electric grease to prevent it from happening again. You can get a little packet for $1. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 Yeah I had this spray that I would spray after I put a wire brush to the terminals...but it only works for so long. I guess the negative terminal can only be replaced but the way it is right now, there is no slack whatsoever on the cable...I don't know what happened there with the previous owner... For now I'm going to leave it...just wondering if the reoccuring "fuzz" that I have to clean off every couple of weeks is just a sympton of something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 if u pour a coke over it i'll do the same thing...but be a lot more stickier but thats usually just a quickstop fix what Precise said should be the way to do it correctly....i have an 87 and my clamps actually broke 2 times due to the corrosion one time and the other was the positive runs down to the starter and rubbed thru against the frame and melted a battery...so i hacksawed off the aux. hookups (leaving the hole and flange for the bolt to tighten it all up...then bought a new post clamp ran the bolt thru both tightened it up and it worked great till the corrosion ate thru the new clamp about 3 years later...so i recently redid it but the new post also had an auxillary tab so i could hook up the amp and lights off of the main post and not worry about getting the bolt thru amp lead, light lead, positive cable, aux hookups tab, and post clamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02silverpathy Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 I went to Autozone and got the gold plated clamps that have 2 large inputs and 2 small inputs and ran new ground (and added a couple) and just connected the old positive to the new clamp....I am very happy with the versitility i gaind for the whoa expensive gold plated terminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transworldmoto Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 how much were they about? i had thought about doing this since they have two large inputs and the second large input is perfect for my dual battery set-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02silverpathy Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 I awnt to say that these were like $20 or $22 each...small price to pay since i have had one set for over three years now and they are in great shape!!! Just a nice rub and they are back to a sweet shine! By the way in case anyone is as dense as me you cannot egt 2 +'s or 2 -"s since they won't fit the batter the same way...the Minus side of your bettery is smaller!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transworldmoto Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Sweet! I picked up a silver (nickle) plated Tsunami terminal with one big input for main pos., another big one, and two little one's for 27 bucks. it's awesome! so versital! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 Schucks (Kragen/Checkers) has a decent enough gold plated one that I just bought for like $7 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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