How To Clean Corroded Ground Wires. Any type of vinegar is good to do this from white or balsamic or rice vinegar and combined with salt another common ingredient. Next attempt to loosen the bolt and remove the terminal for further cleaning.
When the socket was used the current through this resistance caused heat which caused the burnmarks. Connect the ground lead to the vehicle chassis or the battery negative terminal. If so AutoZone sells replacement terminals and terminal end kits.
Wipe the connections clean and reconnect them.
The corrosion is not bad at all just a few white specs here and there. I have vials because I am a. Once they are clean you can add a light coat of dielectric grease to all the mating surfaces and terminals to help prevent further oxidation and corrosion. What I had to do is place the wires in the vinigarsalt solution for about 10 minutes then dip it into the baking soda solution for 10 seconds then back into the Vinegar solution for a further ten minutes then back into the baking soda solution.
