Does anyone know where to find the negative battery cable for a 2001 dodge ram 1500 5.9L? i saw one on rock auto but it doesn't state whether it's a pos or neg cable.

it doesn't look too complicated to do.it looks like one cable runs to the fuse box, two little cables are grounded on the frame and front part of truck. and one runs to the alternator and neg. terminal. i just don't know if that plastic wrapping and those plastic "clips" will come with cable.

is this a dealership only part or do other stores carry this?
TIA

 

duh On the battery!

 

ok, let me re-phrase. i was cleaning my terminals because the neg.side would build up to a small ant hill. i was cleaning it and noticed the acid had eaten through the cable and to where it connected to the terminal. now i need a new cable.

is auto zone quality sufficient enough? i was going to try there first.

 

Battery cables are pretty generic. Just get one that's a heavy gauge. Also, positive wires and negative wires are the same thing. The only difference is the color of the insulation. For safety purposes, get a black wire.

 

Cut the old lead. Do a good prep job and install a premium lead. Will last longer than a molded replacement anyway.

 

The parts store cables are fine, it's just a thick wire after all.
The plastic wire loom can be bought at the parts store also. If yours isn't messed up then you can just pull the cable out of it and slip the new one in.

 

if only the terminal is damaged, just replace the terminal.

if only the end of the wire is damaged, see if you have enough slack to cut off the damaged end and reinstall the terminal.

otherwise, remove your old wire and take it to the parts store. match the gauge, length, and color and there's no harm in it being a little longer. any parts place has them including walmart. make sure its as large a cable. don't go smaller.

 

thanks guys, just decided to do it today after i left the base and it was pretty easy. i was nervous though because the guy at auto zone said his dads nissan was similar to the dodges. (the dodge has two ground wires and the main terminal wire just like nissan). the terminal and splice i got at autozone had a red wire which was the only difference.

the guy at autozone didn't know what to do with the red wire but i just needed it for a ground cable. i just plugged the two ground wires into the two splice and then the main wire terminal into the "sleeve" portion. i'm going to wrap the red wire in black electrical tape though just because it looks tacky with a bright red wire.