- 1). Open the hood.
- 2). Loosen the nut on the negative battery terminal with a socket and remove the negative battery cable from the battery. The negative terminal is marked with a minus sign.
- 3). Loosen the nut on the positive battery terminal and remove the positive battery cable. The positive terminal is marked with a plus sign. Don't touch the positive terminal with a tool at the same time you are touching the negative terminal or the vehicle's frame.
- 4). Loosen and remove the bolt holding a strap and clamping the battery in place with a box wrench. The bolt is located to the side of the battery. Remove the strap holding the battery in position.
- 5). Grasp the battery with a battery lifter and lift it free of the engine compartment. Place it somewhere safe until you can take it to be recycled.
- 6). Lower the new battery into position with the battery lifter. Place the strap around the battery and replace and tighten the clamp bolt to hold it in place.
- 7). Place the positive battery cable clamp over the positive terminal and tighten the nut to make a good connection. You should not be able to move or twist the cable.
- 8). Place the negative battery cable clamp over the negative battery terminal. Tighten the nut to make a solid connection.
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