LETMGROW Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 I have had a frustrating time on a couple occasions hooking up the wires to an ATV battery. That stupid little bolt / nut combination can be a pain. Here is how I do it. I slide the nut into the slot where it goes. I screw the bolt into the nut a couple turns and pull the nut up to the top of the terminal. I then place a screwdriver through the hole in the front of the terminal and hold the nut securely in place. Back the bolt out while holding the nut, put the wire (s) in place and screw the bolt back into the nut. After you start the bolt you can remove the screwdriver and tighten the bolt. This eliminates a whole lot of swearing and the urge to throw the whole thing into a junk pile. These bolts are never long enough to connect the wires and simply screw the bolt into the nut. I did this today on the wife's Polaris and thought mentioning it here might save someone's patience. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 Yup thats about the only way to do it...my 3 700's I had very same encounter....- the choice words tho, never did find that to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Yup thats about the only way to do it...my 3 700's I had very same encounter....- the choice words tho, never did find that to help The choice words probably don't help but using energy on them is better than grabbing the battery and tossing it like a shot put because you can't hook it up. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 I just take a little square of folded up paper and shove under the nut. Drop the battery in the hole and bolt it up. No sweating needed and I can instead use those words on my weed eater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Another note on batteries for atv's, DO NOT USE wal mart batteries, use only oem batteries. I made the mistake on the honda 350 foreman we had, settling for the "equivalent" rather than buying the yuasa from a dealer. The lesser amperage fried some costly electrical components; starter, fuel pump, and relay. Best as I remember most of those batteries I have had to fool with had the screws or bolts on top, but sideways where you could get a screwdriver head behind it to hold the nut while tightening it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 Yeah I agree William, get the OEM and save yourself some money in the long run. Also make sure your ground didn't get a little loose before buying both a battery and a starter, I won't make that mistake again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I hate those dang things, but great idea Lynn! I recently had the battery out of my Outlander to charge it and couldn't manage to get the winch and cable hooked up at the same time through the bolt and into the nut. Yes, lots of choice words used lol. Finally gave up and just connected the bike without the winch. Didn't help it was about 15 below zero that day, and the battery location on the outlanders aren't the easiest to get at in the first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2013 15 degrees below 0 and you are changing a battery in your ATV. What is wrong with you? I pay my heat bill and take advantage of it. That ATV would be lonely IMO! Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 My buddy had invited me up to his cottage in Quebec. Battery went dead and froze, so had to replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlriggins Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 or just get a longer bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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