My negative side is crimped on the wire any idea on how to remove it?

Don't understand what you are saying.

 

Wiggling side to side (not up and down) usually helps. Even if it has to be done with channel locks or similar.

 

They make a little puller for them too. A little puller for wiper arms may work too. Occasioanlly I buy one for the battery terminal and usually use it on a wiper (like the rear wiper arm on a Legacy wagon) and break it.

My negative side is crimped on the wire any idea on how to remove it?

 

 

If there's enough slack (unlikely) you can cut the old term. off, strip back some insulation, and put the new term. on.

 

Otherwise, you may need to buy the entire cable from a dealer. If it is old (4-7-10 years?) it likely has corrosion creeping down the strands inside the insulation anyway so, a new cable is better that what you have now.

You have two choices. One is to cut off the old lug and replace itwith a universal (I have done that). The other is to go to an autoparts store (dealer not needed) and get a replacement cable.

One end goes to the starter but where does the other end go to?

 

One end goes to the starter but where does the other end go to?

 

 

 

look on the sheet metal right beside the battery.

I wonder since I'm doing all this I should do all the grounding points?

I wonder since I'm doing all this I should do all the grounding points?

 

 

As I do different things on my cars, I always retighten grounds when I see them. I dunno if I'd take the time to hunt them all down unless I was having problems related to them. If I lived in wetter/salted roads parts of the country, I'd probably retighten them and then smear dielectric grease on them.

As I do different things on my cars, I always retighten grounds when I see them. I dunno if I'd take the time to hunt them all down unless I was having problems related to them. If I lived in wetter/salted roads parts of the country, I'd probably retighten them and then smear dielectric grease on them.

 

Everyone is like replace them with new grounds and it helps with the idle I'm not too sure about that one. But what about for car audio?

Everyone is like replace them with new grounds and it helps with the idle I'm not too sure about that one. But what about for car audio?

 

no experience with that but, any questionable connections might create a problem for the car audio - or an alternator going bad. Even cut traces on the hatch window defroster has been reported as making radio static.

Ah ok, what's the stock wire size anyways?

My 97 legacy wagon has really corroded battery cables. The negative is a pain to replace since it is crimped on and it's got a second negative wire running off it to an engine ground (i think).

 

The engine ground corrosion gives me the same symptoms you have. Whenever my car doesn't start, i just spray PB blaster on it and it's starts right up. I think of it as an anti-theft device.

 

This doesnt take care of the radio static, but whatever

 

You're terminal end looks really messed up, but you can probably fix it by spraying battery cable cleaner (NAPA) on it, and wiping away with disposable shop towels or steel wool if needed.

 

Hope this helps...

I just run a new ground from the engine to the battery and that usually resolves any ground issues.

Mine did not start for another reason it was my starter contacts.