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Okay here's the deal: When I had my 95 Regal, I would need to frequently tighten the nut on the AUX post terminal. I thought I solved the problem last fall when I slathered some threadlocker on the threads. It had not loosened up at all. Until last week, that is. I sold the car to a friend of mine, and told him to do as I had done before and tighten the nut every time he gasses up. Needless to say, I want to get this problem taken care of once and for all.

 

Now here's what I'd like to know: Does the wiring for the circuits on the fusebox go directly into the fusebox itself, or is there a harness or bulkhead connector that separates the wiring from the fusebox? I know this question is easily answered by me taking a trip to the boneyard armed with a pair of wire cutters, but I was wondering if anybody's ever replaced just the fusebox before and can give me a simple answer.

 

TIA...

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The wiring go's directly to the fusebox, there is no connector.

 

Why not try a locking nut?

 

I've personally NEVER had trouble with the Auxilary post in all of the GM vehicles that I have owned. And, on all of the GM forums that I am on, it is only the W-body crow that ever seems to post issues with theirs.

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Tried a lock washer under the nut, lock washer double nutted, lock washer, nut and lock nut (the "lock" part melted!) Didn't matter, the shit still came loose.

 

I never had the problem on the 2 other 1G's I've owned. I'm thinking about replacing the battery cables first before the fusebox, 'cause maybe there's a bit more resistance in the cable running to the post than there should be and it's causing the nut to heat up and loosen...

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So you have tried double nutting it? Just to be clear I'm a little tired lol

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So you have tried double nutting it? Just to be clear I'm a little tired lol

Yep. Now that I think more about it, it's gotta be from the aluminum terminal on the end of the cable heating up at a faster rate than the steel nut/post. Even when I had it double nutted, the nut wasn't ever loose, just the cable.

 

It's new cable time...

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the aluminum terminal on the end of the cable

 

On my 96 the battery cable end looks like copper or brass.

Still it’s a lousy design clamping copper down on plastic.

 

 

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the aluminum terminal on the end of the cable

 

On my 96 the battery cable end looks like copper or brass.

Still it’s a lousy design clamping copper down on plastic.

 

 

Yeah that's right. It's got a sliver (or solder) coating on it, but wherever it's tore up you can see copper through it...

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