@hangover227 Obviously, 66 ft lbs is WAY too much. Maybe it was 6.6 instead.
Just bring the pieces with you to a hardware or auto parts store, and you should be able to get a replacement bolt.

 

Oh man, you are right…it’s inch lbs. Man I’m an idiot! Thank you!

 

It's not available separately as far as I know. Not sure what documentation you were reading but a battery terminal generally is very low torque as it's made of soft metal. Spec for that is 2.5 ft-lbs... Battery terminal isn't cheap as it has a current sensor built into it.

2025 Subaru Forester 2.5L BASE PLUS Sensor Battery. ALTERNATOR, Cooling, Engine - 29182AA060 - Genuine Subaru Part

Sensor Battery. ALTERNATOR, Cooling, Engine. 2025 Subaru Forester 2.5L BASE PLUS. Genuine Subaru Part - 29182AA060

parts.subaru.com

 

It sounds like he just needs a new bolt, not the whole terminal...

 

Sure let me know when you find one of those bolts.

 

If I am not mistaken, it's not a "bolt". If you look at the OPs picture the head is a rectangle metal meant to be held in place. But I could be wrong.

 

Sounds like time for some "MacGyvering"!

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Tons of T bolts if you google it.

 

True, but I'd have to wait for delivery. AutoZone and the like didn't have anything similar for me to just buy. It all worked out in the end for me though.

 

Update post: I called my local Subaru again thinking exactly what @j3rf was thinking, my worst fear, that it is the entire assembly, which they didn't have. But it was located nearby, about 40 minutes away at my dealerships sister dealership. I got to the parts desk and talked about how this was a $200 idiot tax and then someone from service stopped by. He took a look at the part and asked one of the techs. They pulled the piece I broke off a car that was getting warrantied for something else and just gave it to me. Wouldn't accept any money. Note that this was very much right place, right time, and definitely not something that is routinely, if ever, done. I feel pretty darn lucky and I also want to thank all of you who responded for your help!

 

They pulled the piece I broke off a car that was getting warrantied for something else and just gave it to me

I'm glad everything worked out. I'm also glad it's not my car they were pulling parts from for another customer.

 

Definitely beats $200 for an assembly you don't need...

 

I could understand 66lbs for a similar connection on an F-16, but seems excessive for an automobile. I would suspect a misprint.

 

Nah it was my fault...it was 66 inch pounds. I have a limited amount of knowledge when it comes to torque so this didn't initially set off alarm bells.

 

Hence why I use Nm. No conversion needed or care if it FT/lb vs in/lb.

 

Definitely a lesson learned. And this is good to look out for next time...had the Nm been on it, I would've used those

 

66lbs? Inch or foot pounds?

 

@J&LForester take a look at post #4 in this thread.

Bobby...

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