Battery Cable: Service and Repair

REMOVAL






1. Disconnect the battery cables.
a. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
b. Disconnect the positive battery cable.






2. Remove the battery cable to battery tray pushpins






3. Remove the starter motor solenoid top nut insulator.






4. Remove the two starter motor solenoid relay switch cable nuts and the starter motor solenoid relay switch cable.






5. Remove the nut and the chassis ground cable.
6. Raise and support the vehicle.






7. Remove the screw and the frame ground cable.






8. Remove the nut and the battery cable bracket.






9. Remove the battery ground cable from the engine block stud.






10. Remove the nut and the battery cable bracket.






11. Remove the nut and the battery cable bracket.






12. Remove the starter motor wiring harness.
a. Remove the push-on electrical connector.
b. Remove the starter motor wiring harness to starter motor nut and wire.
13. Remove battery cable wiring harness.

INSTALLATION






1. install the starter motor wiring harness.
a. install the starter motor wiring harness to starter motor wire and nut.
b. Install the push-on electrical connector.






2. Install the battery cable bracket and the nut.






3. Install the battery cable bracket and the nut.






4. Install the battery ground cable on the engine block stud.






5. Install the battery cable bracket and the nut.






6. Position the frame ground cable and install the bolt.
7. Lower the vehicle.






8. Install the chassis ground cable and the nut.






9. Install the starter motor solenoid relay switch cable and the two starter motor solenoid relay switch cable nuts.






10. Install the starter motor solenoid top nut insulator.






11. Install the positive battery cable to battery tray pushpin.






12. Install the battery ground cable to battery tray pushpin.






13. Connect the positive battery cable and then connect the battery ground cable.

NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to he driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.