[jshap]

Recently I have had problems here and there starting my teg. I realized that each time I couldn't start it, all I had to do was pop the hood and wiggle the positive cable and rotate it around the post a little til I heard the door chime. It solved the immediate problem, but it sucked to have to reprogram all my presets and worry if my alarm is actually armed, so I cleaned the posts of the battery with a wire brissle, hooked it up again and now it wont start at all. It's acting like the battery is almost fully drained. I tried to jump it for like 5 minutes, but all I got was a brighter interior light. Any comments?

 

[MorningZ]

first off...
your post shouldnt be loose enough to be able to twist and turn

second..
you should fully pull off the cable, clean the post and clamp with a wire bush and then resecure so it doesn't wiggle.....

 

[Deuce]

first off...
your post shouldnt be loose enough to be able to twist and turn

second..
you should fully pull off the cable, clean the post and clamp with a wire bush and then resecure so it doesn't wiggle.....

that's the reason i'm getting a new positive terminal. the oem one is really loose even with the bolt tightened all the way. you can just lift it on and off the terminal with no effort.

 

[cory]

ok
i had the same problem. just put some washers on the nut so it forces the cable together tighter. That is what fixed mine. I went with it having trouble and eventually it stopped working all together so just use some washers.

 

[Deuce]

just get a new terminal from sounddomain.com. i just put a rockford punch series gold plated one on mine, and it's tight. doesn't wiggle at all.