Battery terminal

[GoToGuy]

Yeah , I guess if you've never done minimal under hood cleaning.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

I guess if you've never done minimal under hood cleaning.

Yeah, pour a can of Coke on it once a week - done!

 

[Caman96]

1 1/2 years after install and the supposed “troublesome” side posts still look exactly like this. Never cleaned them even once.

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[Erik the Awful]

I’ll never understand the “side posts are an issue”. Old worn parts are an issue anywhere. As if this doesn’t happen:

The side posts on my Suburban were clean and tight, but they repeatedly loosened themselves on the road. Maybe they were worn and needed replacing, but top posts don't have the same requirement for perfection. They're flat reliable. I'll never run side posts again.

The only reason side posts were ever a thing was that GM was wanting to develop a proprietary technology that everyone else would license from them. The only other car company that ever used side posts was Chrysler, in a few car lines in the early 2000s, and we all know that Chrysler is a fountainhead of great decisions.

 

[Caman96]

Maybe they were worn and needed replacing,

Cables get worn and do need replacing, top or side post.

but top posts don't have the same requirement for perfection.

Why, they wear out too. Replacing top post cables was going on long before side posts or either of us were around. You had worn side post cables, they su*ked, they would get loose. You replaced them with new top post and concluded they were better, which they were, cause they were new and stayed tight.
My new side post cables don’t come loose. Both bolt designs are in a horizontal position and get tightened. No difference.

 

[Erik the Awful]

Top posts have a lot more tolerance for imperfection. There is a difference.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Through the years, before I switched to top post, I found the side post terminals tend to come loose if the cable is on the left side of it. Then they'll help to loosen the bolt. Keep them ~3 O'clock and they'll somewhat help keep it tight. Then go get a top post battery

 

[Caman96]

…and it’s against the law to drive barefoot.

 

[Vic327]

You can put a top post on with a rock on the side of the road. If it's loose jam something it and try again. A stripped out side post offers few options. I still have the side posts on my truck but if I have to change them you know what I'll be using. Also there are a lot of top post batteries you could put in there if your battery is bad.

 

[Caman96]

You can put a top post on with a rock on the side of the road.

Do you use metric or SAE rocks?

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