LZTYBRN Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 I removed the ground from inside my engine bay, and there was a bit of rust under the terminal on the body. So not only am I worried that it's affecting the current flow, but the threads are also starting to strip out. So my questions are: 1. To make a new ground spot, do I just sand the paint off, drill a hole, and use a self tapping bolt? Is there anywhere I should put it, or just anywhere on the body? 2. What should I do to get rid of the rust that's there?
POPLERO Posted January 21, 2012 Report Posted January 21, 2012 I had this happen to my body ground bolt.. I just removed all the little grounds it had, sanded clean the spot on the body and the ring terminals that went there, reconnected everything, and for a longer life of rustless grounding I took some rubberized udercoating and gave a quick couple of coats. Done and done. 2008 TBSS Black Granite Alpine CDA-117 Clarion EQS746 AudioQue Supertweets @ dash Alpine DDT-s30 @ b pillars Alpine SPR-60c @ front doors Alpine SPR-60 @ rear doors Alpine PDX-f4 Second Skin DampPro KNUkonceptz Wiring DCpower 270amp alt Optima YT underhood *temp Two15DCxls Hifonics bxi2610 *temp saz4500 and 4 xp3000s coming soon.
LZTYBRN Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Posted January 23, 2012 I just dremel'd away the rust and made a new ground, and wow... All my lights are much brighter. For the undercoating, did you spray it on after you connected the ground, over the bolt and terminal?
POPLERO Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 Yes after I check it all worked and was all nice and clean, a quick little couple sprays to keep it from rusting again. 2008 TBSS Black Granite Alpine CDA-117 Clarion EQS746 AudioQue Supertweets @ dash Alpine DDT-s30 @ b pillars Alpine SPR-60c @ front doors Alpine SPR-60 @ rear doors Alpine PDX-f4 Second Skin DampPro KNUkonceptz Wiring DCpower 270amp alt Optima YT underhood *temp Two15DCxls Hifonics bxi2610 *temp saz4500 and 4 xp3000s coming soon.
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Decaf Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 either make a new ground connected to the engine block( there should be 2-5 locations) or the strut tower can be an easy alternative i would not use a self-tapping screw because eventually water will get behind and rust again
LZTYBRN Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks for all the help everyone. I already have the engine block ground. I may be retarded, but I don't see the strut tower under the hood (in a suburban). However, there is a spot on the frame where I removed a bolt that was holding down some wires. Does that sound like a good spot? I'm thinking I'm gonna try to keep my current grounds and just add a frame ground and see if it doesn't rust... Might try a combination of the lithium grease and undercoating.
Decaf Posted January 23, 2012 Report Posted January 23, 2012 strut towers are located under washer fluid on one side and I'm not sure about the drivers side... its where the strut attaches to the chassis/frame, and because of that its a good solid chunk of metal. Again, I would stay away from self-tapping screws.
LZTYBRN Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Posted January 23, 2012 Sweet, thanks for the help. I'll check that out today.
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