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Busted Battery Connector

08-06-2003, 08:43 AM

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Tulsa618

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Busted Battery Connector

I find I’d overtightened one of the battery terminals – to the point that the connector itself split! Duh!

Anyway, Mopar wants about $85 for a replacement cable.

Seems it can fixed cheaper, but I wanted to make sure I’ve good contact for all the wires that flow from the terminal. (It’s the ground terminal on the passenger side battery.)

My symptom: danged transmission hunting that seems to be worsening at an accelerating pace. Last time that was a problem (that neither Dodge nor my favorite transmission shop could figure out or fix), the problem disappeared when I replaced my batteries. Apparently, the tranny was just needing full juice… Of course I’ll have my batteries checked out again (they’re about 18 month old Interstates), but I want to make things right with that connection.

What would be the best course of action? Should I bite the bullet and shell the bucks to Mopar or are there other options I could take? Thanks!

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