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Help with positive battery terminal part

spitzer1113

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I recently had to replace the OEM battery (2018 2.0 Engine) and when I went to tighten the positive terminal clamp a piece snapped in half. I probably over-torqued it, but I was only tightening to what I felt was decently snug. I've attached images of the piece in which I am referring. I glued it back together and reused it and it seems to be holding for now. Does anyone know what this part is called and where I could possibly get a replacement in the event it doesn't hold up over time?

Jeep Wrangler JL Help with positive battery terminal part IMG_3034


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I am not at my rig right now. But I don't think it broke. I think its a wedge created by the two pieces. They stack and when tightened they offset to close the clamp, no?
 
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I am not at my rig right now. But I don't think it broke. I think its a wedge created by the two pieces. They stack and when tightened they offset to close the clamp, no?
You are correct. It is a wedge. It might be hard to tell in my pictures, but the top half of the wedge is what broke in half. You can see the line where it split and I glued back together.
 

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You are correct. It is a wedge. It might be hard to tell in my pictures, but the top half of the wedge is what broke in half. You can see the line where it split and I glued back together.
did you ever figure this out? I am having the exact same issue.
 

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grab a piece of steel and a grinder and a drill(drill press) and make a new one. take about 5-10 minutes.
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