Removing positive battery cable from vehicle battery for starter motor
Preliminary work
- Refer to DISCONNECTING ALL BATTERY GROUND LEADS .
- Refer to REMOVING REAR HOOD SEAL .
- Refer to REMOVING FRONT WINDSHIELD PANEL COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING THE UPPER BULKHEAD COVER PANEL .
- Refer to REMOVING SUSPENSION CROSS-BRACE .
- Refer to REMOVING THE ACOUSTIC COVER .
- Refer to REMOVING FAN COWL WITH ELECTRIC FAN .
- Refer to REMOVING CROSS CONNECTION .
- Refer to REMOVING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
- Refer to REMOVING INTAKE PORT .
- Refer to REMOVING THE FRONT UNDERBODY PROTECTION .
WARNING:
Working on 12 V electrical system.
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
Risk of short circuits! Risk of fire!
- Make sure that there is no charger connected to the jump start terminal in the engine compartment.
- Detach battery ground lead from battery.
- For auxiliary batteries: Detach battery minus cables from all auxiliary batteries.
WARNING:
Hot surfaces.
Risk of burning!
Risk of burning!
- Perform all work only on components that have cooled down.
- Loosen screws (1).
- Guide out and remove the cover (2).
- Release screws (arrows) and remove tension strut (1).
- Loosen nuts (1).
- Thread out the positive battery cables (2) and set aside.
- Detach positive battery terminal (3).
- Guide the positive battery cable (4) out of the engine bulkhead (5) and lay aside.
- Guide out and remove the cover (1).
- Loosen nut (2).
- Feed out the positive battery cable (3) from the alternator and place aside.
- Remove positive battery cable (3) from clamps (4).
- Unlock and loosen connector (1).
- Detach sealing cap (2) in direction of arrow.
- Guide out and remove sealing cap (2).
- Loosen nut (1).
- Feed out the positive battery cable (2) on the starter motor and place aside.
- Loosen screw (1).
- Guide out and remove holder (2).
- Remove positive battery cable out of the clamp (1) and remove.