I have a battery post that i cant loosen or tighten.It is loose and i cant tighten it down.Does anyone have any suggestions on what i need to do to get the bolt off?

I would cut if off with a small cutoff wheel like a dremel and start over.

Ron3rd wrote:I would cut if off with a small cutoff wheel like a dremel and start over.that is best way, or try hacksaw on middle of bolt where it is weak

Can you put another nut on it and extend the post?Otherwise a nut splitter is the tool you need.

If the thing is loose turn it back and forth while getting screw driver under terminal to force up and off then just cut bolt

I'm a little confused. A battery post is connected to the battery and does not turn. So, I assume that you are either talking about a battery post cable terminal or a battery post connector that has a machine vertical post on it the you connect the battery cable to and tighten down with a wing nut or regular hex nut. So if the battery post's cable terminal is off of the post and the bolt is one that goes through the prongs of the terminal that will tighten around the post with the bolt. If this is the case, I would put a wrench on the head of the bolt and vice grips on the nut and pull upward (or outward) while turning counter clock wise. If that doesn't work, I too would try to cut the bolt in half between the terminal's prongs. If it is the battery post's terminal with the vertical machined post and it's the wing (hex) nut that is stripped, I would still try to use the vice grip method....or just cut the post off and buy another.Hope this helpsRon

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joe0508
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
jwmII wrote:
Those terminals are dirt cheap. Cut the bolt and free up your wiring and install a new terminal on the post and the wiring on the bolt for that purpose. Buy an extra to keep in your parts box. This'll probably come up again.
Thanks for the reply.Maybe i can catch a thread by prying up on the nut.I havent tryed that yet.If that dont work i will cut the nut with a tool.
joe0508
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
smkettner wrote:
Can you put another nut on it and extend the post?
Otherwise a nut splitter is the tool you need.
It already has 2 nuts on it but to answer your question i can get another nut on it.
joe0508
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
Would a 1/2-Inch across flat splitting tool work on a battery terminal?
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Apr 13, 2015
PLEASE! DO NOT PRY ON THE BATTERY POST!

Either around in a circle or straight up. New batteries are made differently. Think about it
How do you suppose they get an RV terminal to stick up through the lid?

TWO PIECES

The same holds true for car battery conical posts.

If you are careful, use a hacksaw to cut vertically down next to the post. This is a safe way.

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