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Replacing battery cable - 1996 Taco

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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 10:25 AM
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Replacing battery cable - 1996 Taco

I had a corroded battery terminal (+) and based on the level of corrosion on both terminals I've decided to just replace both + and - cables. I'm struggling to find where the positive cable terminates into the starter. Needless to say, there are a bunch of cable leads coming from the battery and fuse box area that are all tied together with electrical tape and ducting. Tearing this down is proving to be a real PITA and so far I can see where the end is located. I think I've found where the negative cable terminates into the frame.

Has anyone done this kind of a project? What am I looking for? I had assumed this was going to be an easy swap, but as always -- I"m turning a 1 hour project into an all day epic.
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Old Jan 25, 2014 | 06:05 PM
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FYI - here's the spot where the positive lead attaches to the starter. The end of the cable is sheathed in a protective plastic hatch. Flip the lid open to the hatch to expose the nut that attaches the cable to the threaded post on the bottom of the starter.

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The negative cable attaches to the engine block just across from the starter post in that picture. It's attached by a bolt.

The hardest part of the job was cutting through all the wire looming and electrical tape that held all of the other electronic wiring together. Once everything was stripped off I was able to pull the old + and - cables out of the mess and then spent quite a bit of time redressing everything with new electrical tape and wire looming.
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