SpecialTAuto New Battery Ground Cables

[jawn101]

Other than the battery cable, is this the other ground cable I replace with John Hervey's new ground cables??

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No. The second cable he provides is additional to the stock design.

You run one from the battery to the transmission. The other one goes from the same bolt on the transmission to the stock ground location, on the bracket for the passenger side TAB.

[1batt4u]

No. The second cable he provides is additional to the stock design.

You run one from the battery to the transmission. The other one goes from the same bolt on the transmission to the stock ground location, on the bracket for the passenger side TAB.

Ok, sort of got it! I definitely know from battery to transmission bolt, then the other one from the same bolt on the transmission to........ little confused which bracket you mean. Can you or someone here post a picture??

[jawn101]

Ok, sort of got it! I definitely know from battery to transmission bolt, then the other one from the same bolt on the transmission to........ little confused which bracket you mean. Can you or someone here post a picture??

The stock location. Do you not already have a ground cable installed?



One of the bolts holding #27 to the frame, passenger side (I believe it was the forward most one) is the stock ground location.

[danicaB]

Great post, surely it helps. Thanks for sharing the pictures as well.

[1batt4u]

Now I understand!! was a bit confused!!!

I actually started on this, but can not remove that bolt on #27!!! Don't understand why it is so hard!!

[EdR5150]

The bolt that holds the retaining plate on? If I remember correctly, that bolt threads into the frame, and there might be a jam nut behind the frame. Some cars have the jam but, and some don't. I've heard some people break the bolt trying to get it loose, not knowing the jam nut is there.

[deloumis]

The bolt that holds the retaining plate on? If I remember correctly, that bolt threads into the frame, and there might be a jam nut behind the frame. Some cars have the jam but, and some don't. I've heard some people break the bolt trying to get it loose, not knowing the jam nut is there.

Yeah mine didn't have the nut, on the opposite side it did have a nut. I ended up breaking both bolts on the driver side and none on the passenger side. I removed them to replace the TABs' bushings so in your case you don't have to remove all bolts.

[1batt4u]

The bolt that holds the retaining plate on? If I remember correctly, that bolt threads into the frame, and there might be a jam nut behind the frame. Some cars have the jam but, and some don't. I've heard some people break the bolt trying to get it loose, not knowing the jam nut is there.

I just snapped it off!!! Sucks!!

[1batt4u]

Reading the earlier posts, was I supposed to jack up the car a bit? I have the rear wheels on ramps.

[EdR5150]

Yikes! Sorry I didn't reply sooner (28 mins?). Hopefully the head snapped clean off, and you can bring the bolt out from the other side. Jacking the car up would take some weight off the trailing arms. Probably not a bad idea, but I'm not sure if it's necessary. The vendor should have provided some instructions... but that's another topic.