Buell 2002 P3 - 1.4 BATTERY

2002 Buell P3: Maintenance 1-9
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BATTERY 1.4
DISCONNECTION AND REMOVAL
1. Remove seat. See 2.28 SEAT.
11WARNING1WARNING
To protect against shock and accidental start-up of vehi-
cle, disconnect the negative battery cable before proced-
ing. Inadequate safety precautions could result in death
or serious injury.
11WARNING1WARNING
Always disconnect the negative cable first. If the positive
cable should contact ground with the negative cable
installed, the resulting sparks may cause a battery explo-
sion which could result in death or serious injury.
2. Unthread bolt and remove battery negative cable (black)
from battery negative (-) terminal.
3. Unthread bolt and remove battery positive cable (red)
from battery positive (+) terminal.
4. Remove battery from motorcycle.
INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION
1. Place the fully charged battery on the battery pad, termi-
nal side facing up.
CAUTION
Connect the cables to the correct battery terminals or
damage to the motorcycle electrical system will occur.
11WARNING1WARNING
Always connect the positive battery cable first. If the
positive cable should contact ground with the negative
cable installed, the resulting sparks may cause a battery
explosion which could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Overtightening bolts can damage battery terminals.
2. See Figure 1-1. Insert bolt through battery positive cable
(red) into threaded hole of battery positive (+) terminal.
Tighten bolt to 60-96 in-lbs (6.8-10.9 Nm).
3. See Figure 1-1. Insert bolt through battery negative
cable (black) into threaded hole of battery negative (-)
terminal. Tighten bolt to 60-96 in-lbs (6.8-10.9 Nm).
4. Apply a light coat of petroleum jelly or corrosion retar-
dant material to both battery terminals.
5. Install seat. See 2.28 SEAT.
Figure 1-1. Battery Installation
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Pad
Bolts (2)
60-96 in-lbs
(6.8-10.9 Nm)
(-)
(+)
Boot
Pads (4)
Bolt
5-8 ft-lbs
(7-11 Nm)