# Battery terminal stuck on battery post from deformed post **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** dodge, ram-2500\ **Created:** [July 5, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430 "2018-07-05T18:18:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![canadian1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@canadian1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/canadian1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/1 "2018-07-05T18:18:46Z")
I bought this truck about a year ago and never bothered to look at the battery. The truck would not start this morning, I tested the battery and there was only 12.2 volt on the battery, so i went to take out the battery to try recharging it, then noticed the negative post was deformed enough to prevent me from getting the terminal off. I took off the positive terminal for now. Is there a safe way to fix the negative post so i can get the terminal off? Thanks in advance for any help ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/2 "2018-07-05T18:33:47Z")
Can you charge it in the car? Can you post a photo of how the post is deformed? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/3 "2018-07-05T18:40:39Z")
Remove the bolt from the clamp, spread the clamp with a screw driver. ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/4 "2018-07-05T19:31:52Z")
That thoroughly confused me. A simple operation on standard posts and cable clamps. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/5 "2018-07-05T19:39:28Z")
@canadian1 Is your Honda still stuck on the hillside? ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/6 "2018-07-07T01:22:06Z")
Battery posts are soft metal, so you can file them easily. You can also buy a terminal puller that might help. ---
**Author:** ![Stuart\_Thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Stuart\_Thompson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stuart_Thompson)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/7 "2019-05-19T01:13:06Z")
Cut it off put a new battery and connector on. Battery from Walmart is cheapest and a new terminal from any auto parts store cost like 5$ ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/8 "2019-05-19T01:15:39Z")
11 month old thread so they may have solved the problem by now. ---
**Author:** ![Stuart\_Thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Stuart\_Thompson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stuart_Thompson)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/9 "2019-05-19T01:16:26Z")
lol i hope so didnt see the date lol ---
**Author:** ![Stuart\_Thompson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Stuart\_Thompson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stuart_Thompson)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2019, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-terminal-stuck-on-battery-post-from-deformed-post/120430/10 "2019-05-19T01:30:10Z")
Are you a honda man? If so can you look at my thread