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Installing New Battery Tray and Support? |
munkmunk |
Jan 16 2005, 12:39 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 13-October 04 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 2,947 |
I need to replace my battery tray and support. See:
(IMG:http://stevew11.home.mindspring.com/batterytray.jpg) So how do I remove the old rusted out support. I've never done any welding or cutting in my life! But doesn't look that tough. What do I use to cut out the old support? Where should I cut? At the base of the support I guess, then file down any rough edges left? Looks like there's a small rust hole to the right of the support, eh? Why is the color of the metal in this area brown? Looks like the PO sprayed on some primer? Steve |
McMark |
Jan 22 2005, 02:13 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
The long is what the battery tray welds to (blue lines). That box of metal extends the length of the car and gives it strength. Rust along this part is very bad for the overall strength of the car. Definitely something to be taken care of while you've got the battery tray out. Here is what appears to be rust...
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