Melted Battery Terminal, any Options?...And new Seat Covers

[rickf]

In the case of recasting you will find that a good bond is not gong to happen most of the time. The old post will have to be exceptionally clean, the mold will have to be preheated and the lead will have to be hot enough to melt the top layer of the old post to create the bond. Then it will have to be left alone until it has cooled down.

Rick

 

[dozer1]

That battery has a spot for side terminal cables. You can buy a top post type terminal that screws into them for about 5 bucks at autozone or wherever. Oh, and remember to tighten it down.

Good answer in this case.

 

[ranchhopper]

If your going to recast a new post I have used a self tapping screw kind of like rebar in concrete turn it into the old post a ways then cast the new post around it.

 

[m16ty]

In the case of recasting you will find that a good bond is not gong to happen most of the time. The old post will have to be exceptionally clean, the mold will have to be preheated and the lead will have to be hot enough to melt the top layer of the old post to create the bond. Then it will have to be left alone until it has cooled down.

Rick

The local battery shop that used to re-cast post would cut what was left of the old post down flush with the top of the battery before they poured the new post. You would think this would make the worst possible bond but they always held up.