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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jasult
Explorer
Apr 12, 2015
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
time2roll
Nomad
Apr 12, 2015
Can you put another nut on it and extend the post?
Otherwise a nut splitter is the tool you need.
jasult
Explorer
Apr 12, 2015
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
Ron3rd
Explorer III
Apr 12, 2015
I would cut if off with a small cutoff wheel like a dremel and start over.

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