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| ripper911 |
 May 6 2011, 07:10 AM
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corde pulsum tangite  Group: Members Posts: 2,920 Joined: 25-April 10 From: Powder Springs, GA Member No.: 11,654 Region Association: South East States  |
I go out to check my oil and I notice something looks different. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
The entire battery and tray has come off of the rusty engine compartment side wall, this isn't good. It looks like the bolts that held it in place are still attached to the tray at least on one side but have ripped through the sheetmetal. Now the battery is sitting right on top of the fuel line and pump so I'm taking the morning off from work to try to get it back where it goes. I think I'll be able to get to it and just get another piece of metal to put on the other side (hell hole) for a little more support and bolt it all back up there, hopefully with minimal hole drilling. |
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| Tom_T |
May 6 2011, 10:40 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California 
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Now's the time to do it right, as this is the proverbial "warning shot over the bow"!
Your battery tray is welded on the back to the inner wheel housing, and to the battery support under it, which is then welded on the bottom to the top of the rear inner long. There is only one bolt & clamp at the battery tray to the lip on the bottom of the battery to hold it on the tray. So this tells me - even without pix - that you've got some rust & battery acid corrosion issues there in the hell hole area (liquid or vapor/off-gassing induced). Rather than waiting to the rear suspension ear to break off, pass rear long to collapse, etc. from this corrosion - take the time now to fully assess the damage to the entire area, then remove & replace all sheet metal parts which are corroded - including a new battery tray & support. Just my 2 centavos! |
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ripper911 Kamikaze battery May 6 2011, 07:10 AM
rick 918-S :ttiwwp: That sounds serious! May 6 2011, 07:16 AM ripper911 I've got pics, need to figure out how to get t... May 6 2011, 07:25 AM zymurgist :yikes: May 6 2011, 07:47 AM
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:agree: May 6 2011, 04:57 PM Vacca Rabite Same thing happened to Joe a few years ago whe he ... May 6 2011, 09:13 AM Zundfolge You could weld it back, or now might be a good tim... May 6 2011, 09:20 AM r_towle without seeing the issue...a piece of angle alumin... May 6 2011, 10:00 AM ripper911 :D I got it attached well enough to get me to work... May 6 2011, 04:41 PM |
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