OT: battery seeping

El Toro · Jan 10, 2012

I have a tractor battery that's leaking battery acid from the positive terminal. Anyone used anything to seal this? I may try some plumbers putty. Hal

Nebraska Cowman · Jan 10, 2012

Nothing will stop it but some heavy grease may help keeping the connection from getting corroded. They sell some little disks you can slip over the post to keep the acid from wicking up. I don't know how much good they do.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 10, 2012

you'll prolly be better off just drilling a small hole in the cap for an easier pressure release... If maintenance free, make a hole anyway and put a rag there for absorbing....

Anonymous-0 · Jan 10, 2012

If you're worried about corrosion, put a penny on the battery and swap it out or clean it as necessary...

El Toro · Jan 10, 2012

Thanks for the helpful replies. I may try lowering the acid level on that battery cell. Hal

Lamar Fudd · Jan 10, 2012

What Nebraska Cowman said (felt discs) are your best hope. One of the first things I was told to do when installing a new battery was to hold the clamp with a pair of pliers so it wouldn't get moved while tightening the clamp with a wrench. It will ALWAYS break the seak between the lead post and the plastic top; lowering the acid won't help-it's a wicking process that happens.

buickanddeere · Jan 10, 2012

Lanar has the answer . Using one wrench instead of two is a world wide problem in all industries.

teddy52food · Jan 10, 2012

I have had some sucess with silicon gasket sealer. Clean it with water & get it good & dry. Warming with a heat bulb helps too. Put a good bead on it. If the post is loose, the vibration will break the seal again.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 10, 2012

dave,, that worx

Mark-Ia · Jan 10, 2012

Silicon sealer works. Used it to patch holes in batteries.

El Toro · Jan 10, 2012

I found that battery sitting out on a street for pickup today. They would've picked it up
on Wednesday by the trash truck or any large items like a water heater. The positive post is tilted and the battery top has a small crack.
Looks like the battery had something dropped on the post. It's Walmart's best battery with the 3 year free replacement and has 12/11 date code on it.

I lowered the acid level in that cell and put some dum dum on the crack. I hooked my charger to it and the battery is fully charged. If it had been me I would've taken it back to Walmart. If I have trouble with it I may take it back and see what they say. I don't see any acid oozing out right now. I'll try the silicone if it leaks. I'll try and get a picture of the battery. Hal

buickanddeere · Jan 10, 2012

That battery is waiting to explode. The blast involves flying acid and chunks of the case.
Does nothing good for your eyes, ears, skin, clothes or the machine the battery is connected to.

larry from md. · Jan 10, 2012

There is a special plastic like material used for patching batterys. You gently heat it and smear it on till you fill the crack.

El Toro · Jan 10, 2012

Let her blow. Hal

Anonymous-0 · Jan 10, 2012

After a good cleaning use a hot glue gun to reseal. Fixed a battery with a large crack and no leaks !!

buickanddeere · Jan 11, 2012

You seriously going to use a flooded lead acid battery. With a battery post that has been obviously impacted down into the case?

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