news.eternal-september.org wrote the following:

Car battery with stripped threads in female connection for bolt entry.

It's nearly new and cost a small fortune; is there any way to save
this battery?

Checked at Lowes, Canadian Tire and NAPA; the only advice anyone had
was to put a larger bolt on and "force" it to thread into the lead.
That doesn't sound very reasonable to me.

For the time being I've slipped some solder around the threads to take
up space and it let the bolt tighten into the battery firmly, but
since solder has no "memory" (will squash and not apply any pressure
eventually) I don't think it's a very reliable "fix".

Any better suggestions?

Use a thread insert and a smaller bolt.
http://www.timesert.com/

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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