Battery hold down clamp bolt

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Mar 4, 2007 | 11:56 AM

dhend25

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Battery hold down clamp bolt

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.

Thanks,

DH

Mar 4, 2007 | 12:28 PM

DEC5

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13mm and just snug it up tight, the cable bolts are 8mm

Mar 4, 2007 | 04:21 PM

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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.

Mar 4, 2007 | 09:02 PM

dhend25

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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.

DH

Mar 30, 2016 | 03:03 PM

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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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