I have the means to make new battery cables for my truck (or I can check the junk yard), but I do not have the time for a few weeks. My positive battery lead is loose and destroyed beyond repair. Not enough slack to replace the end or even try to. I need help , cause every once in a while, my baby won't start, or make any noise at all.....If I jiggle the positive lead, it will start, so I know that is the problem... Should I try the old "penny" beat between the terminal thing or what. Other than that, it runs great, stack pics in a short time..., but 'till then.. HELP!!!!!

 

I would personally try cleaning the terminal on the battery and the battery cables. We always use an old chainsaw file to file on the battery cable untill it is nice and shiney with a clean look to it. When it comes to the battery terminals, we do the same thing to them. Now, if you want your terminals to get a nice tight fit, try takinkig the nut off of the bolt and placing a small washer or two on it so that you can put some more torque on it. I dont know but, the penny idea might get you some corrosion but I dont know. Hope I could help ya!!!
wheelo

 

You could order some up from Del City although they do not have any super large gauges. Cleaning + diaelectric grease always helps.

 

Cut the end off and use vise grips

 

If you carefully use a wrench from the other post you could weld the terminal on. Would last almost forever.

Or check to see if they are seat down all the way. My Optimas posts are tapered. When the dealer put them in my 99 one was loose. I planned on shaving some off to let it pull tight again and replacing when I had time. I just put Optimas in the 97 and noticed they where up about 1/8" and would not tighten. I spread them a little more and OPS CHECKED GOOD. I did the same thing to my 99 and she's good.

Randy

 

I had a cable-end to break at the bolt.

I clinched it with a pair of vise-grips and drove it that way for months.

It actually worked better than a new cable-end would have.

Now, I got rid of all that troublesome mess.

I replaced my cable-ends with large copper-lug-ring terminals and use stud-type batteries.

The cables fasten to the batteries with wing-nuts.

This is one of my favorite modifications that I have done to my heavily modified truck.

Now, I don't dread having to remove a battery cable.

 

Can you post some pics of your battery setup?

 

I will post some pictures as soon as I learn how.