Maintenance, Service, and Repair
Battery
Page 7
Individual Batteries
5. Using an insulated wrench, disconnect the cables
from the battery to be removed.
6. Using a lifting strap or hoist, remove the battery from
the vehicle.
7. Inspect the battery compartment for corrosion. If
there is significant corrosion, all batteries should be
removed and the compartment cleaned and painted.
8. Install the battery and torque the battery terminal
hadware per torque listed in the Hardware Torque
table at the end of this section.
Do not allow the loose battery cables to contact
any other parts of the vehicle as this could
cause in a short circuit resulting severe bodily
injury or damage to the vehicle.
Individual batteries can weight up to 80
pounds. To avoide injury, use proper lifting
tecniques or a hoist to remove the battery.
1. Make sure the start switch is in the “OFF”
position, then remove the key.
2. Place the forward-reverse switch in the
center “OFF” position.
3. Set the park brake.
4. Place blocks under the front wheels to
prevent vehicle movement.
HARDWARE TORQUE
If hardware is not listed here, refer to standard torque
values in the appendix.
Description Foot Pounds Newton Meters
Battery Terminal 9 12.2
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