How To Make A Nissan Altima Battery Terminal Replacement?

If you find terminals get corroded, and the ends are cracked, then it’s a time for the replacement. Your battery terminal ends are made up of lead. If you frequently open and close the ends, then it results in weakening, cracking and breaking off ends.

If you find cracks on terminals or you have to make efforts to tighten them to resist the movement of ends, then it is the time for replacing the terminals.

Keep in your mind one thing that always you should disconnect negative terminal first, because it will reduce the possibilities of shorting of the battery when you are disconnecting the positive terminal.

Find a bolt and using the nominal sized wrench rotate in counter-clock direction.

You should lift up the negative terminal using a cloth. You should be careful from the corroded battery as it is harmful to our skin and eyes when they come in contact with it.

On the positive end loosen the nut in anti-clockwise by using a suitably sized wrench. You should just loosen the nut until the terminal can remove from the post easily. Use sand paper to clean the occupied area of terminals wholly.

Carefully remove the positive end using a cloth and then place it on it.

Locate nut on the negative terminal and by using wrench remove it from the bolt. Now take the wire plates off which are placed on the top and bottom of the terminal.

It is totally okay you take the wire plate off by your hands. It is not at all risky.

Put aside the old terminal and replace it with the new one. After that, replace the wire plates also.

It is not mandatory that wire plates should be placed in the same order.

Using cutters cut the old end of the cable and strip it with a knife. Push down against the wire and twist it. This process is mandatory for both wires to cut the insulation of them.

Insert the stripped wires inside the both terminals until the wires begin to poke out. Do this after tightening the two bolts firmly. Drag out the wires tightly to make sure whether you fasten them properly or not.

You should safely clean the top posts with the help of terminal wire brush. Clean both inside and outside until the metal shines again and become free from corrosion.

If they are extremely corroded, then try to clean them by applying a mixture of baking soda and vinegar on the surface of the posts.

Locate the flat washer. Next, tighten the bolt from the thread side.

It is not necessary that in all the batteries flat washer is used. If your pack comes without washer then only tighten the nut by rotating anticlockwise using a wrench.

Install the new positive terminal back by using cloth on the positive node.

Place the negative terminal back by using cloth onto the negative node.

Tighten the nut on the negative terminal by rotating it clockwise with the help of a wrench.

The Same operation is carried out on the positive terminal. For the safety and security of connection, you do not need to tighten the nuts too much. Excessive tightening will result in the cracks on the terminal portion.

Click on the below link to get the practical idea of the replacement of battery terminals, which will be helpful to perform all the steps mentioned above well:

You should inspect and clean your battery terminals every twice year. This will keep away your battery terminals from corrosion. I recommend you to check your battery terminals when you go for the oil change.

Choose the kind of terminals which are consist of highly anti-corrosive metal. You should prefer the Nissan Altima battery terminals for the long life of your battery as they are made up of anti-corrosion steel for increased current flow and to reduce the current loss flowing through cables.