slipslapjack

I hate to ask this question - but how does one loosen the clamp on the battery terminal - without mangling it? When I remove the 10mm nut - the clamp was still unbelievably tight on the terminal - and I had to really wrestle the clamp off the terminal (there is no corrosion on the terminal or clamp). Getting the clamp back on wasn't simple either - since it was so tight dimensionally. Am I supposed to get a screw driver and somehow spread it open? It wasn't clear to me how the clamp mechanism was supposed to even work. When tightening the 10mm nut - I would think it should tighten the clamp around the terminal - but when I finally removed the clamp from the terminal - and inspected the clamp - it wasn't obvious how it should work.

Crav3

iTrader: (1)

You have the right idea. Maybe the corrosion has got to the terminals. In my car the stud broke off from being corroded and had to buy a new terminal. Just use a screw driver to let it off or twist the terminal until it starts loosening.

slipslapjack

Mine is corrosion free. I took a closer look last night - and basically - the AutoZone duralast replacement battery I have - has terminal posts that are a tad too large for the terminal clamp. So - the stock clamp fits on very tight - and is a real wrestle to get off. I've started looking for a generic replacement battery terminal clamp.

cobaltssdude420

Tight is good. My positive cable sits on loose. It's a weird design compared to the ground clamp design

keiserX13

iTrader: (3)

you should just have to wiggle it back and forth to get it on/off