Battery Query

[weejp 0]

Hello all - how's your Friday going?

 

I've just ordered a battery to replace my leaky one. Now I ordered it from Eurocarparts and they were given the correct information ie: Battery for a 1990, Peugeot 205 1.6 GTI.

 

My current set-up in the engine bay is a normal clamp battery terminal and a screw version on the other terminal - question is - is this the norm? The battery I got has 2 clamp terminals - arrgghh!!

 

I don't know what to do - is the battery wrong or is the clamp set-up weird or......? Can I change them around easily, where do I get bits from...!!! This is a tad frustrating as it should be a simple task, now made difficult....

Edited December 4, 2009 by weejp

[welshpug 1,666]

pull the screw post bit off and fit it to the new battery

[weejp 0]

pull the screw post bit off and fit it to the new battery

 

Thanks,

 

Is it really that easy - just heave it off yeah?

[welshpug 1,666]

pretty much, there's the outer sleeve you need to pop off and the inner barbed section that has the threaded post attached.

[weejp 0]

pretty much, there's the outer sleeve you need to pop off and the inner barbed section that has the threaded post attached.

 

Funny, I was using the search function trying to find out info on the screw type battery terminal and stumbled across my own OP

 

I've been chopping out my brown multiplug, which obviously meant taking out battery, hoses, AFM, etc but when connecting up my battery the screw terminal sleeve thingy snapped.

 

Where can I get a replacement, is it an item a Motor Factors or Halfords would stock - or am I going to have to rake through the scrappies?

 

Anyone......????

[shaundean 0]

Funny, I was using the search function trying to find out info on the screw type battery terminal and stumbled across my own OP

 

I've been chopping out my brown multiplug, which obviously meant taking out battery, hoses, AFM, etc but when connecting up my battery the screw terminal sleeve thingy snapped.

 

Where can I get a replacement, is it an item a Motor Factors or Halfords would stock - or am I going to have to rake through the scrappies?

 

Anyone......????

 

I replaced mine with a proper clamp terminal after the sleeve split. It still held to the battery but I was worried about it being a bad connection.

 

You can get them from any motor factor/halfords etc. but make sure you get the negative (smaller diameter than the positive).

[weejp 0]

^^^ thanks

 

do we think this would do the job?

[shaundean 0]

I've avoided the whole "french style" and gone for a normal clamp this this