Timeline for 2012 Ford Escape negative cable removal
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| Sep 11, 2016 at 22:50 | comment | added | zipzit | In my case the battery was totally dead, tested and verified. We were replacing the battery and we knew it. The clamp was QUITE loose, and still wouldn't come up. It was one of those stamped metal clamps and not the cast solid type. It was surprising how wide we opened the clamp and it STILL WOULD NOT COME OFF THE BATTERY. It was a surprise that there was even a groove there. So no, we did not try to spread the clamp any more because if we did that, we would have bent it beyond use or snapped it in two. Why, do you think I offered this as a separate answer? Its a different root cause! | |
| Sep 11, 2016 at 20:10 | comment | added | dlu | Did you try spreading the clamp, like @Paulster2 suggested? That will often help. When prying up, I'm always concerned about damaging the case of the battery. I'll sometimes use a wide putty knife or something similar to spread the load. Also, it helps to keep the clamp level as it comes up, otherwise it can cock and dig in. | |
| Sep 11, 2016 at 20:07 | history | edited | dlu | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2016 at 2:21 | history | edited | zipzit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 10, 2016 at 23:06 | history | answered | zipzit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |