[bucket truck]

Anybody else have a problem with them? Mine have been reduced to powder!

 

[DRFTR]

yep, everyones have, get some billet ones.

 

[Mopar1973Man]

Nope... Mine are like factory freah yet...

I take them up about once a year and wipe them down with engine oil. This has keep the hardware from being attacked by the battery acid...:w:

 

[jayhaitch]

Yup, same problem. I bought 2 new batteries, and snapped a tie down trying to undo the rusted-solid nut. The batteries the truck came with were 8 years old! To get the rusted piece out, I had to remove the whole plastic battery tray. 2 new hold downs and clips/nuts from the local Dodge dealer fixed it. But every fall during my pre winter checks I take out every vehicle battery, clean it, check the electrolytes and top up, recharge, and spray battery paint onto the posts. I think these hold downs will last as long as I want to keep the truck :thumbsup

 

[Mopar1973Man]

Geez...:thud:

6 years later this is what my battery and hardware looks like... Like I said I just wipe everything down with engine oil with a rag...

I wash the engine bay on a regular basis too... But always wipe the battery terminal down with oil and dip some on the bolts for the nuts...:w:

 

[bucket truck]

I have totally different tiedowns than you Michael.

 

[nomod_Dodge01]

bucket truck. I had the same problem with my 2001. They lasted almost 8 years though. Looks like in 2002 they realized they had a problem and changed them.

 

[lvin4jc]

2001 here, totally powdered...