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Battery Tray

REMOVAL
1. Remove the battery from the battery tray.
2. Remove the battery temperature sensor from the battery tray.

Battery Tray Remove/Install:




3. Remove the two screws that secure the bottom of the battery tray to the battery tray support.
4. Remove the two screws that secure the rear of the battery tray to the dash panel support bracket.
5. Remove the two screws that secure the outboard side of the battery tray to the left cowl side panel.
6. Remove the battery tray and the formed drain tube from the battery tray support as a unit.
7. Remove the two nuts that secure the battery tray support to the weld studs on the left front wheelhouse inner panel.
8. Remove the battery tray support from the weld studs on the left front wheelhouse inner panel.

INSTALLATION
1. Clean and inspect the battery tray.
2. Position the battery tray support onto the weld studs on the left front wheelhouse inner panel.
3. Install and tighten the two nuts that secure the battery tray support to the weld studs on the left front wheelhouse inner panel. Tighten the nuts to 22.6 Nm (200 in. lbs.).
4. Position the battery tray onto the battery tray support.
5. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the outboard side of the battery tray to the left cowl side panel. Tighten the screws to 11.8 Nm (105 in. lbs.).
6. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the rear of the battery tray to the dash panel support bracket. Tighten the screws to 10.7 Nm (95 in. lbs.).
7. Install and tighten the two screws that secure the bottom of the battery tray to the battery tray support. Tighten the screws to 10.7 Nm (95 in. lbs.).
8. Route the formed drain tube through the mounting hole in the battery tray and the drain hole in the front extension of the left front wheelhouse inner panel.
9. Press downward on the upper end of the formed drain tube to seat it in the battery tray.
10. Install the battery temperature sensor onto the battery tray.
11. Install the battery onto the battery tray.