My Prius Battery rebuild experience

I do have an inch pound torque wrench, that is what we used to put all the nuts back on. As for the spare part, not that I know of. I tried turning that screw next to it but it would not budge either. I was thinking about drive around until it gets hot again and then trying to remove at that point.

 

Good news, I was able to get the nut off the bolt. I loosen that screw to the left and the whole assembly came off. It looks pretty bad, the plastic on the terminal is melted and the metal ring at the end of that white wire is pretty melted. What does that white wire do anyway? I have the pieces soaking in vinegar now. Also now I know why the torque wrench did not work because this bolt was free spinning the whole time.




Looks like the parts cleaned up nicely I got some replacements from Auto Zone just in case.

Is it possible to replace that melted piece at the end of the white wire with the piece I got from Auto Zone?

 

Well, I chickened out cutting off the terminal and replacing it with a brand new one. Instead, I cleaned practically every square millimeter of the old until it looked new. I used a pair of pillars and help from a neighbor to hold down the bottom of the bolt while I used a torque wrench to tighten the nut down on the other end. Then screwed it back down into place. This time I put that drain resister terminal on top of battery/power terminals and just under the nut to be safe. It has been almost a week of driving it around and ride sharing all night without any problems or strange smells. In fact, I just arrived in San Antonio with the Prius as the first stop on my Spring Break Road Trip. I was going to see if the place that does battery rebuilds here in Central Texas would like to purchase the old modules. I lost track of time to contact them and also forgot to pack them. Also what is the temperature when the battery fan turns on? I still have not heard it turn on. So I think everything is solved except what to do with the old modules.

I think it is time to move on and create a thread to get help here to fix the bumpers. I do not think my former insurance company is going to do anything about them. I had a few problems with both of them partially coming off during the drive or those plastic black panels under the bumpers almost falling off. Funny enough my car is parked in the same place where it got hit in the back overnight as last time. Hopefully, it will be okay this time.