This is for a 2004 Accent.
I'm trying to get this fixed for my girlfriend as we've both been laid off and can't really afford to take it to a dealer at the moment. The positive cable post has corroded to the point where it was almost impossible to take off, needless to say it took quite some time to finally get it off the battery itself. I drive a Neon myself and the posts theirs are simple to replace, the Accent however has this caplike piece that clamps down on the battery terminal and it was completely corroded on the inside.
I'm thinking the little piece that was inside the cap isn't even supposed to come off in the first place but rather just loosen and tighten on the battery terminal. I hope I'm wrong about that.
Anyway, I went to a hyundai dealer and they sold me the entire positive battery cable. I'm really hoping one of you can tell me how to replace the cable and how hard it is to replace the cable or offer a link to a nice diagram because from looking at the cable alone it doesn't appear to be the easiest task in the world. Or would I simply be better off taking this to a shop to have it replaced?
Thanks!
I'm trying to get this fixed for my girlfriend as we've both been laid off and can't really afford to take it to a dealer at the moment. The positive cable post has corroded to the point where it was almost impossible to take off, needless to say it took quite some time to finally get it off the battery itself. I drive a Neon myself and the posts theirs are simple to replace, the Accent however has this caplike piece that clamps down on the battery terminal and it was completely corroded on the inside.
I'm thinking the little piece that was inside the cap isn't even supposed to come off in the first place but rather just loosen and tighten on the battery terminal. I hope I'm wrong about that.
Anyway, I went to a hyundai dealer and they sold me the entire positive battery cable. I'm really hoping one of you can tell me how to replace the cable and how hard it is to replace the cable or offer a link to a nice diagram because from looking at the cable alone it doesn't appear to be the easiest task in the world. Or would I simply be better off taking this to a shop to have it replaced?
Thanks!