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Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2004 🢒 Epica 🢒 Preface 🢒 Cautions and Notices 🢒 Battery and Battery Tray Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Caution: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in the Preface section.


    Object Number: 1255516 Size: SH
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

    2. Object Number: 1255515 Size: SH
  2. Disconnect the positive battery cable.
  3. Remove the nuts from the battery rods that fasten the battery hold-down bar clamp.

    4. Object Number: 1255517 Size: SH
  4. Inspect the battery carrier tray for obvious cracks or damage.
  5. Detach the carrier tray if necessary by removing the battery carrier tray upper bolts, including the bolt of the battery terminal.
  6. Remove the battery carrier tray lower bolts.

Installation Procedure

    Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.


    Object Number: 1255517 Size: SH
  1. Install the battery carrier by fastening the carrier tray upper and the lower bolts.

    2. Tighten

        • Tighten the battery carrier tray upper bolts, including the battery terminal bolts to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).
        • Tighten the battery carrier tray lower bolts to 10 N·m (89 lb in).

    Object Number: 1255515 Size: SH
  2. Install the battery into the tray.
  3. Fasten the bar clamp to the battery by loosely attaching the battery rods from the battery tray cutouts through the bar clamp holes, and loosely tightening the nuts.

    4. Tighten
    Tighten the battery retainer clamp-to-battery rod nuts to 4 N·m (35 lb in).


    Object Number: 1255516 Size: SH
  4. Connect the positive battery cable.
  5. Connect the negative battery cable.

    6. Tighten
    Tighten the battery cable nuts to 15 N·m (11 lb ft).