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The hold down J-bolts are installed a hole in the front and rear flanges of the battery tray from the When installing a battery into the battery tray, be certain that the hold down hardware is properly ELECTRICAL/BATTERY SYSTEM/BATTERY HOLDDOWN - INSTALLATION) the proper hold OPERATION The battery holddown secures the battery in the battery tray. This holddown is designed to prevent CAUTION: Never operate a vehicle without a battery REMOVAL All of the battery hold down hardware can be ser- viced without removal of the battery or the battery (1) Turn the ignition switch to the Off position. Be certain that all electrical accessories are turned off. (2) Loosen the battery negative cable terminal clamp pinch-bolt hex nut. (3) Disconnect the battery negative cable terminal clamp from the battery negative terminal post. If (4) Remove the nut with washer from the threaded end of each of the two J-bolts (Fig. 13). (5) Remove the battery hold down bracket from the threaded ends of the two J-bolts and the top of (6) Disengage the hooked end of each J-bolt from the holes in the front or rear flange of the battery INSTALLATION All of the battery hold down hardware can be ser- viced without removal of the battery or the battery (1) Clean and inspect the battery hold down hard- ware. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/BATTERY SYS- (2) Engage the hooked end of each J-bolt into the holes in the front or rear flange of the battery tray (3) Position the battery hold down bracket onto the threaded ends of the two J-bolts and across the top of (4) Install and tighten the nut with washer onto the threaded end of each of the two J-bolts. Tighten (5) Reconnect the battery negative cable terminal clamp to the battery negative terminal post. Tighten Fig. 13 Battery Hold Downs Remove/Install 1 - J-BOLT (2) TJ BATTERY SYSTEM 8F - 15 BATTERY HOLDDOWN (Continued) |