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toolboxchev · 03-21-2020, 12:02 PM

This is the terminal on the battery cable I found in the local parts store, and it was pretty good for a little while, and cracked. I took these back to the store and swapped for a new one several times, and finally asked for a refund after I almost wiped out their stock. I do not tighten them too much. Just light finger pressure on the wrench, and the terminal cracks. OMG what crap the parts stores have. I checked O'Reilly, AutoZone, Advance, NAPA, you know all the usual places and they all had the same brand and the cables looked identical. All from the same Chinese factory. This is the picture from when I first put it on and I thought the problem was solved. I didn't notice the cracking, and it got worse as the days went by.

That is what you will find with many parts, Everyone is selling the same stuff, made by the same overseas manufacturer.

I go onward battling a heater blower motor that is the same no matter where I go.

I looking at new suppliers.

03-21-2020, 12:02 PM	#12
toolboxchev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road. Posts: 2,629	Re: Ground wire burns out on start This is the terminal on the battery cable I found in the local parts store, and it was pretty good for a little while, and cracked. I took these back to the store and swapped for a new one several times, and finally asked for a refund after I almost wiped out their stock. I do not tighten them too much. Just light finger pressure on the wrench, and the terminal cracks. OMG what crap the parts stores have. I checked O'Reilly, AutoZone, Advance, NAPA, you know all the usual places and they all had the same brand and the cables looked identical. All from the same Chinese factory. This is the picture from when I first put it on and I thought the problem was solved. I didn't notice the cracking, and it got worse as the days went by. That is what you will find with many parts, Everyone is selling the same stuff, made by the same overseas manufacturer. I go onward battling a heater blower motor that is the same no matter where I go. I looking at new suppliers.