Friday, June 3, 2011

How do you replace battery cables and connectors on Chevy Camaro?

I have a 98' Chevy Camaro 3.8L V6 Coupe and I need to replace the battery cables and connectors because my current ones are corroded by battery acid. Yet, I have no idea how to do that. I have very little experience working on automobiles. Any advice would be great!How do you replace battery cables and connectors on Chevy Camaro?There are two many cables. The positive which is Red and the negative which is Black. When removing and installing the cables, always disconnect the negative battery cable before performing repairs. This is also the last thing to be connected. This will prevent you from shorting out the electrical system.

The battery terminals are a side mount and the battery is a 78 series. The bolts are 5/16'. The negative cable runs down to the side of the engine and is attached with a 9/16' or 14mm bolt. The positive cable runs down to the starter and is attached using a 15mm lock nut. This can sometimes be tricky to remove because the terminal stud on the starter solenoid can come loose while trying to loosen the lock nut. To prevent this from happening, hold the cable with your other hand while loosening the lock nut.

Hope this helps and good luck. ChristopherHow do you replace battery cables and connectors on Chevy Camaro?If you want to clean the battery ends just pour some coca-cola onto the ends of the connectors. Depending if the connectors bolt onto the end of the cable or if they are made onto the cable,if the connectors are made to the cable you can cut them off to replace them with new connectors,if there bolted onto the cable just un-bolt the two bolts and replace with new connectors, you should beable to do this job with ease.How do you replace battery cables and connectors on Chevy Camaro?easy, disconnect cables at battery, then follow cables to where they go and disconnect. red cable will go to starter, black cable will go to a ground. a socket set is all you need. you may just need to clean the cables. disconnect at battery, use wire brush to clean off corrosion. (wear gloves). use some sandpaper to clean down to shiny metal, reconnect.. if they are not rusted through, that may take care of it!