I replaced the bracket on my mother's Echo with a new bracket because it was the same cost as a can of paint and no effort.
Best way to remove corrosion from battery bracket.
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I just check out Amazon and I am going with a $9 ALU bracket with hold down bolts. Not worth the hassle. Thank you everyone!
+1 - this is where you start.
My '07 had the same overpriced POS Toyota battery, typical JC/Clarios leaking garbage. Couldn't get rid of it fast enough, mine just tried to destroy the clamps... Baking soda is alkaline, battey corrosion is acidic-the 2 cancel each other out. Paint it, get an East Penn battery, fuggetaboutit!
FWIW - the battery is leaking or venting around the caps. With safety glasses and safety gloves, remove the caps and reseat them (actually check the fluid level and refill with distilled water as needed.
Then put a bead of grease all around the edges of the cap. Won't cure but will help a lot. Type of grease likely doesn't matter - your simply trying to assist with sealing.
Baking soda and water along with a good brush will clean the strap. A new one is fine, but in case you ever don't feel like waiting around.
Then put a bead of grease all around the edges of the cap. Won't cure but will help a lot. Type of grease likely doesn't matter - your simply trying to assist with sealing.
Baking soda and water along with a good brush will clean the strap. A new one is fine, but in case you ever don't feel like waiting around.
I'd suggest getting the Duralast kit (made by Lynx) from AutoZone for $8. It includes the J-bolts and is made of plastic so it can't corrode.
Sorry for being harsh. But it looks like maybe this could have been caught a long time ago? Pretty bad.
Baking soda neutralizes acid, Ballistol gun oil mixed with water also does a good job of stopping corrosion.
Cleaning might be suitable, be would be easy to make a new one. Without some soaking solution, it might be pretty far gone and maybe near impossible to disassemble.
I would but a trip to the store would take me far longer than a quick clean and psssshhhh pssshhhh with Krylon.
Should have been noticed on pre trip, but I've seen people ignore worse.
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No worries, I just acquired the vehicle. It's more shocking in person lol.
What do you think about Costco?
Costco here at least sells Clarios - aka Johnson Controls. Battery is fine but the same battery is cheaper at walmart - or was when I bought two around January.
Wal Mart actually sells East Penn batteries in some states - I think the ones close to Pennsylvania. You can tell as the serial number starts with EP. If you can find one I agree I would go with that.
The COSTCO batteries will either be sourced from Clarios which is the supplier of the leaky Toyota battery currently in the vehicle or some of them are coming from Exide (which may or may not be better). I'd agree with Bullwinkle and SC Maintenance in that you should replace it with an East Penn battery. WalMart's EverStart batteries that have serial numbers beneath the bar code which start with EP are made by East Penn...as are the Duracell labelled batteries sold at Sam's Club and Batteries + Bulbs stores. If that is a Group 35 size battery, WalMart should have an EverStart Value line battery for $80 + core charge.
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My 07 Tundra factory battery lasted 14 years. It was still working fine, but my battery tester showed it getting weak, so figured it was time.
I've actually been less than happy with East Penn (flooded) batteries. First one went about 6 years and preventively replaced it with another...and it failed in two years, got the warranty replacement and it lasted a year. Now on a AC Delco AGM (made in Germany by Varta) and it is over 5 years old and still exceeds its CCA rating by over 100 amps.
I think the bottom line is batteries are fickle products and it is difficult to claim one brand is always terrible. Seems every company can have a bad one or two, or three (had three Optima red tops leak in a row...no more Optima for me
)WOAH! This is a thread about cleaning battery hold-down components.
Baking soda and garden hoses...tooth-brushes and soap....media blast and plastic dip...."just throw it away"........
How thick was the original metal? Just how long do we want this part to last?
Does a rust weakened hold-down meet ISO 467B-rev. 34 test?
Baking soda and garden hoses...tooth-brushes and soap....media blast and plastic dip...."just throw it away"........
How thick was the original metal? Just how long do we want this part to last?
Does a rust weakened hold-down meet ISO 467B-rev. 34 test?
My dad used to use a bungy cord.
Too messy. Use ammonia.
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