How Do You Repair Battery Cables In A Car?
Over time, the cables to your vehicle’s battery corrode. Unreliable connections to the starter system may be the result of this corrosion. Maintaining the power system of your electrical components should be a priority to keep everything working on the vehicle. When the battery corrosion builds up enough that it begins to eat away at the cables, you need to take the time to clean it up. Step 1 Remove the battery cables from the battery posts. Always remove the positive terminal first and then the negative terminal. Removing the negative cable first creates a situation where the positive cable could spark or weld itself to another metal piece of the engine. You should use gloves and goggles during this procedure to avoid the hazard of the very dangerous dried battery acid. Step 2 Use a battery post cleaner and clean the battery post until it is shiny. While the cables are disconnected, clean the battery cable ends also. The other end of the post cleaner has a wire brush to clean the ins
