Help with Battery Terminal corrosion and why

[Blueboat]

Maybe some one could help, my battery cables corroded and broke off the battery clamps on my Jeep, lots of green corrosion around the cable clamps (terminals) and cables. 2 things 1 I installed a wench on the front of my jeep and hooked the cables to the end of the bolts that go through the clamps that go around the battery posts. 2 nd I tow my Jeep behind my dodge pick up with the camper on and the jeep steering column will only unlock the steering wheel if the ignition is in the run position so I can tow the Jeep.

[Sheriffdoug]

Once you get past your first 100 or so, load & unloads, you know what your doing, but your still cautious and take your time.

It's easy & HARD, all in the same time!

Never over extend your Jacks.

Allways have 4 Tie Downs on Truck to Camper.

Put piece of timber between front of truck camper basement and back of truck bed. Truck
These days are much thinner metal.

Never unload on uneven or soft ground/earth.

Keep Cabover 2 inches higher than rear of camper when Jacking up or down.

Happy Camping


Must have the wrong forum some how, will leave it there any way! Doug

[SoCalDesertRid1]

billtex wrote:

Blueboat wrote:
Bill Tex you are to funny.
I actually have one Winch on the front of the jeep and one Wench that rides next to me. They both do a good job.

The best of both worlds!

I think you're going to need that winch to pull yourself out of the hole you're digging for yourself with that wench! :E

[billtex]

Blueboat wrote:
Bill Tex you are to funny.
I actually have one Winch on the front of the jeep and one Wench that rides next to me. They both do a good job.

The best of both worlds!

[Blueboat]

Bill Tex you are to funny.
I actually have one Winch on the front of the jeep and one Wench that rides next to me. They both do a good job.

[Jeepers92]

Make sure your cables and cable ends are large enough to handle the winch. It pulls a lot of current when operating, which dissipates a lot of heat, which causes more gassing. Make sure there is no grease between the battery post and the battery clamp unless it is conductive grease, even then it can cause the connection to be loose. Grease is ok used on the outside of the connection.

[billtex]

Blueboat wrote:
I installed a wench on the front of my jeep and

If she is a Salty Wench, that would explain the corrosion...


Next time try mounting a winch on the front of your Jeep...they are much more useful at extricating stuck vehicles...not as much fun as the wench...but more useful.

[portscanner]

JoeChiOhki wrote:
Clean and fix everything, assemble it all, then slather it all in big scoops of Vasoline, the grease will keep the acid from corroding the terminals.

X2

I had an electric golf cart. Vasoline on the terminals made a huge difference. That and occasionally just hosing the batteries down with plain water.

[AITG]

I have had excellent success with the felt washers and then spraying the whole terminal with Permatex High Tack gasket cement. The High Tack stays soft enough to 'heal' after connecting jumper cables or test leads.

I re-coat every year ... or two if I forget. I should add that I only do this on top post style systems. The truck in my sig line has side terminals and I do nothing to them.

[JoeChiOhki]

Clean and fix everything, assemble it all, then slather it all in big scoops of Vasoline, the grease will keep the acid from corroding the terminals.

[bob_nestor]

I also have a Jeep Wrangler that has a battery terminal corrosion issue. This is a stock Wrangler with no additional electrical load and the original factory battery. The Jeep is a 2011 so the battery is about two years old and may be ready for replacement - Texas heat is rough on car batteries! First time I had a problem was when I went to start the Jeep only to be greeted with the dreaded click-click-click. I've never had battery corrosion issues like this on any other vehicle and I wonder it there's something in the Jeep electrical system that might be a contributing factor. Anyway, to deal with the issue I do regular maintenance on the terminals, have added the felt washers and have coated the terminals with a spray coating material I got at Pep Boys specifically for this issue.

[JohninSD]

I have an AGM battery in my camper and the posts corrode anyway - just clean and regrease them once in a while.

And when I tow my Jeep I have to turn the key one click to unlock the steering but it doesn't turn on any power in the Jeep so the battery doesn't run down.

[Mello_Mike]

Sloop Smitten wrote:
To me the presence of excessive corrosion is a tell-tale sign the battery is nearing end-of-life.

x2 Time for a new battery.

[Led_67]

Am old trick for diminishing the amount of corrosion is also felt washers, If you have a post type battery, that will slow down the corrosive effect of the acid outgassing.
Personaly I would glady spend the extra money on an AGM battery.

[Lowsuv]

Replace your battery with an AGM battery .
They do not leak and will not corrode your terminals .
I removed my battery tray which was corroded and I followed the instructions in this video link .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt_Z7TlbFqM
I followed his instruction and I did very little scrub work .
I then painted my steel battery tray with black derusto .
I picked up and Exide Edge AGM group 78 battery for $ 140 plus deposit .
This solved all of my corrosion issues .
Plus the Edge AGM recharges faster and will take a deeper drain than the conventional lead acid wet cell .