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Old 03-04-2007, 11:56 AM
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Does anyone know what's the head size of the battery hold down bolt and what the torque spec is for tightening it down? My car is an 2002 vert.

Ran a couple of "searches" but couldn't find the answer.

Am changing out my battery today and don't want to "over tighten" the hold down bolt when I put the new battery in. Also don't want to have to fish around for the right size socket. Car's outside and its 37 degrees with 25 mph winds.

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DH
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13mm and just snug it up tight, the cable bolts are 8mm
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Originally Posted by DEC5
13mm and just snug it up tight, the cable bolts are 8mm
spot on

Make sure you get the lip of the battery tucked under at the rear of the mounting tray. That way it'll snug down tight.
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Originally Posted by DeeGee
spot on

Make sure you get the lip of the battery tucked under at the rear of the mounting tray. That way it'll snug down tight.
Thanks for the info on the bolt size, and especially the tip about the rear lip.

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Originally Posted by dhend25
Thanks for the info on the bolt size, and especially the tip about the rear lip.

DH
My Delco 90PS does NOT want to tuck under the rear lip!

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