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Battery Terminal Replacement

  1. Battery Terminal Replacement, Battery Terminals: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Start with a clean work bench

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  2. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Use a 2.5mm allen key to remove the damaged terminals screws

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  3. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 2 Battery Terminal Replacement: step 3, image 2 of 2
    • Use some small side cutting pliers to cut and break off as much of the plastic as possible.

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  4. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Battery Terminal Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Inside the terminal there are small plastic teeth that lock the metal pin to the plastic part of the terminal.

    • Use a small screwdriver or blade to bend these teeth out of the way.

    • All need to be bent out of the way in order to remove the plastic part of the terminal.

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  5. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 2 Battery Terminal Replacement: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Use a screwdriver to wedge out the plastic part of the terminal.

    • Push the metal post back towards batter while removing the plastic part.

    • There is some glue in behind, but no other fixings so it will come out.

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  6. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Inspect and clean the terminal post.

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  7. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Carefully remove the end cap of the post.

    • Use a blade to wedge it off.

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  8. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 2 Battery Terminal Replacement: step 8, image 2 of 2
    • Line up the flat sides of the new terminal with the flat side on the metal post

    • Place the plastic terminal over the metal post, and use some small needle nose plier to pull the post over the teeth so that they engage

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  9. Battery Terminal Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 2 Battery Terminal Replacement: step 9, image 2 of 2
    • Reinstall and tighten the screws

    • Reinstall the plastic end cap for the terminal post.

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