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Old May 14, 2018 | 08:06 AM
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If I recall you remove the battery and look down inside the battery tray. I remember one or two bolts you remove and you lift the battery tray out of the car.........
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Old May 14, 2018 | 10:35 PM
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Had this happen. I simply removed the battery holder itself and then was able to reach down and get the dropped socket.
For a 2 buck socket...
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Old May 14, 2018 | 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Cherokee Nation
For a 2 buck socket...
If it wasn't rattling around, I've have moved on and pretended it never happened.
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Old May 15, 2018 | 05:52 AM
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Cherokee it was NOT hard to remove the battery tray. It took only a small amount of time. I myself like previously posted did not want it making noise or getting stuck in some moving part or simply rusting away and fouling the car frame from dissimilar metal corrosion...
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Old May 15, 2018 | 10:21 AM
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I would have removed the battery tray, too.

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Old May 15, 2018 | 05:15 PM
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Dropped a loaner 1/4 ratchet in Houston when my battery developed an internal short and overheated. Bought a replacement at a nearby pawn shop for a dollar.

Drove back home and removed the battery tray, 4 bolts as I recall, and found the Craftsman ratchet.
Black hole under our batteries.....sucks all matter in and let's none out.

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Old May 15, 2018 | 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Katie22
Cherokee it was NOT hard to remove the battery tray. It took only a small amount of time. I myself like previously posted did not want it making noise or getting stuck in some moving part or simply rusting away and fouling the car frame from dissimilar metal corrosion...
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Old May 16, 2018 | 08:35 AM
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Thanks Guys for all the replies
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