news.eternal-september.org wrote:
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?

1. Wide, but short, lag bolt? Once secured, slather it with anti-corrosion
material (or axle grease).

2. Got any battery salvage or rebuilding shops in your town? They might have
something off the shelf.