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08/26/18 at 18:33:12
If I'm loosening the the screw-bolt on the positive battery terminal, does it matter if the tool I'm using touches the frame or other metal parts? I'm assuming the answer is "no" provided that I disconnected the negative lead first - but I want to be 110% sure. Thanks!
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08/26/18 at 18:42:16
No - the negative side is grounded. It is always best to remove the negative terminal first when removing the battery, and connect it last when installing the battery.
(Some old cars are positive ground....so reverse the process on those cars).
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08/26/18 at 18:45:42
This is why yo disconnect the negative terminal first. As long as there is no complete circuit from the pos. terminal to the neg. terminal you are ok.
But being careful is good practice.
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08/26/18 at 19:34:47
You still have to be very careful disconnecting the positive terminal on the S40 even when you've disconnected the negative, because the neg terminal is very short and stiff and so when you jiggle the battery out a bit in order to get to the positive terminal, what can happen is that the disconnected negative terminal can end up grounding to a bit of the battery cover without you realising it, then when you go to undo the pos it can scare the sh!t out of you. Ask me how I know this.
I find it best practise to wrap the neg terminal with a bit of plastic after disconnecting to avoid this issue.
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08/26/18 at 20:22:39
My battery terminal bolts have the Phillips too. I wrapped a long screwdriver with electrical tape and it prevents a short. IIRC you have to go between the frame on the negative side due to the angle.
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08/26/18 at 21:19:27
By the way, No question is stupid , Your only being silly if you DON'T ask the question, and your getting smarter if you do.
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08/27/18 at 03:23:18
I stuck my JIS screwdriver in a vinyl tube before removing battery! Boy scout training made me paranoid/ocd !!!!!
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