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Battery Tray Bolt Frozen 200 1983

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posted by  Paul Driver of Inga on  Wed Jan 20 13:09 CST 2010
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No need to be all that careful you are not trying to save the old tray. Get a hold of the clamp with a pair of pliers and bend that sucker so you can get the battery out. Heck this is hacksaw, cutting wheel, and BFH territory.

Had that same rotten pan in my 86 a couple of years back. Got an universal battery tray and hold down clamp from Auto Zone. Cheap, easy to install, had to drill one hole slightly I think. Besides being cheap and ready to pick up, no waiting for the brown ghost (you never see the ups man, the box just appears on the porch). The battery is now held in place by a rubber clamp and does not move. A lot better method of holding a battery down that the factory pan and clamp IMOH.

Good Luck,

Paul






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