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13 Aug 2019 15:56 #212066 by wejxf03

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Apologies if this seems a silly question but am new to Jimny ownership (2001 Jimny auto).
I cannot seem to tighten my battery terminals up enough to make a good reliable connection.
The terminal have sleeves (adapters?) round them.
When I measure the terminals without the adapters they seem to be 10mm -ve and 12mm positive.

Do I buy new sleeves/adapters or change the terminals?

Thanks in advance
John

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13 Aug 2019 17:40 #212070 by Lambert

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On our old 2004 Jimny I made a couple of shims out of some copper pipe cut to a suitable length and then split to allow movement. Worked flawless.

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14 Aug 2019 10:37 #212084 by wejxf03

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Thanks for reply Lambert.
Think I will go for belt n braces and change both the adapters and terminal clamps.
They both look past their best!

Incidentally if I find that the battery has had it I presume I can find a new battery the same size and terminal layout and do away with the adapters?

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14 Aug 2019 10:52 #212085 by Podge

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To be honest and because I'm cheap, I'd just use some degreaser and some sand paper to tidy up those connections. Fit a larger shim like Lambert suggested.

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14 Aug 2019 11:09 #212086 by Lambert

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As above just touch the terminals with a wire brush and add a couple of shims. Save the money for something that needs it.

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14 Aug 2019 18:16 #212095 by facade

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The Japanese built Jimnys should have the small JIS terminals, rather than the larger SAE sizes. The adaptor is supposed to convert from the small to the large to fit a JIS battery to a SAE car.

Either you have the "wrong" battery- is your Jimny a soft-top? or the "wrong" terminals.

However, as Lambert says, just add a strip of copper between the terminal and the adaptor.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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