Hi,
I'm currently in an RV park outside of Chattanooga Tennessee and need to replace the chassis battery. I removed the cables from the battery posts, but I can't figure out what's holding the battery in place. Can someone who's done this please let me know what the trick is?
As always, thanks in advance.
Bill Moss
There should be a rubber wedge holding it in place on the battery tray. You will need an extension on your ratchet to reach it if I recall correctly.
Thanks for the tip. I found the post that was holding down the battery and got the battery out and went to O'Reilly Auto parts and got a new battery.
The hardest thing was lifting the battery out since it didn't have a strap on it. Had to make a makeshift strap.
Hi Bill; I keep the old straps from batteries I take in for recycling. Mostly Interstate (Costco), and they all seem to use the same type of strap. A flat bladed screwdriver is used to release the strap. My LD chassis battery has enough room to retain the strap. My other cars need the strap removed where they sit in their niche in the firewall. RonB
Glad you figured it out, Bill. Too late to help now but here are some photos of when I did my 2017 last October.
"The hardest thing was lifting the battery out ..."
I can commiserate with that! Those things are NOT light and that is the most awkward position imaginable for a man standing on the ground. :o :(
True! But it helps if you stand on something. I carry a folding plastic step stool (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Plastic-Folding-One-Step-Stool-with-Carrying-Handle/437771071?athbdg=L1103&from=/search), and have found that it makes changing a vehicle battery less painful. (And comes in handy for lots of other uses.) I like these stools because they fold flat and take up very little storage space.
"But it helps if you stand on something [like a folding stool]."
;D Yup, and I was standing on my stool, but at that point in time my physical abilities were on a slippery slope! ::) ;)
True! But it helps if you stand on something. I carry a folding plastic step stool (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Plastic-Folding-One-Step-Stool-with-Carrying-Handle/437771071?athbdg=L1103&from=/search), and have found that it makes changing a vehicle battery less painful. (And comes in handy for lots of other uses.) I like these stools because they fold flat and take up very little storage space.
Andy - they also come in handy when your better half is 5' tall and needs to reach something in the upper shelves! LOL
I should have mentioned that I also use two of the aforementioned 9" high folding stools to prop up my portable solar suitcase at a convenient sun-catching angle.
Also, I recently bought a broader 4" high folding step stool (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019WX139M?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) built on the same principles. Four inches aren't much, but this one has a different purpose: in situations where I'm camping on a slope and my entry step is high, it provides a "step before the step" that makes entry and exit more comfortable.
Andy, quite a bit more moolah but this is the stool we purchased for those uneven situations:
Amazon.com: Homeon Wheels RV Steps Adjustable Height Aluminum Folding... (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089G1S17J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
We also have one of the plastic folding stools for inside the rig. :)
"...this is the stool we purchased for those uneven situations..."
WOW! I'm really impressed!
That new version is so much more sophisticated than my old (similar) model there's hardly any comparison. Because my legs were too long for my usage I had to shorten them with the aid of a bandsaw. :D