4x4mike
09-03-2013, 08:31 PM
I replaced the battery about 4 years ago. I remember my daughter had just been born and I was with her in the service center while the battery was being replaced. If it weren't for the baby I would have done it myself but bit the bullet.
I bought a Die Hard Premium as I had one in my last truck and they get great reviews. Well 4 years later the battery is still ticking (knock on wood) and I got around to fabbing a battery hold down that actually holds the battery down.
I've seen a lot of hokie tie downs especially in vehicles that replace a wet cell with a gel battery. The gel batteries are just a smidge smaller than a regular battery and require some shimming, over tightening of clamps or both. I was getting tired of my tie down and the bike tube I was using as a shim had fallen to pieces.
Keep in mind my battery is in a slightly different configuration and location due to my York compressor.
Old set up. Battery would move pretty easily. The bar actually held the battery, not the holder part.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f4zI1ekmD-o/UiamC-lSXBI/AAAAAAAA_i4/gHCuR7OjWMw/s800-Ic42/20130902_190334.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CN5A9onK3IM/UiamGNh3LOI/AAAAAAAA_i4/g6bHIT8nBy8/s800-Ic42/20130902_190348.jpg
Poop.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n3G4K_N7Cb4/UiamffPlwcI/AAAAAAAA_i4/UTwM_z_fc7g/s800-Ic42/20130903_152427.jpg
I dug through my pile and grabbed a few pieces of steel and in 20 minutes I was standing there watching paint dry. Fun and easy project. Now I have a stay put battery.
Bottom view
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9EbSDH_o2AE/Uial0sTXQXI/AAAAAAAA_i4/0T5uhDAWr2c/s800-Ic42/20130902_171634.jpg
Top view making sure it fit. As you can see my battery situation is a little different than stock.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--kjDTNiQNxI/UiamAekpsmI/AAAAAAAA_i4/UpZh5VMOS6Y/s800-Ic42/20130902_171710.jpg
Fin.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gJkwVndqHpU/UiamZZHt5XI/AAAAAAABEXk/3rE711gy8yE/s800-Ic42/20130903_150818.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bFZoVMryCCA/UiambiLoYYI/AAAAAAABEX0/H6IB_5jfzB8/s800-Ic42/20130903_150837.jpg
I bought a Die Hard Premium as I had one in my last truck and they get great reviews. Well 4 years later the battery is still ticking (knock on wood) and I got around to fabbing a battery hold down that actually holds the battery down.
I've seen a lot of hokie tie downs especially in vehicles that replace a wet cell with a gel battery. The gel batteries are just a smidge smaller than a regular battery and require some shimming, over tightening of clamps or both. I was getting tired of my tie down and the bike tube I was using as a shim had fallen to pieces.
Keep in mind my battery is in a slightly different configuration and location due to my York compressor.
Old set up. Battery would move pretty easily. The bar actually held the battery, not the holder part.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f4zI1ekmD-o/UiamC-lSXBI/AAAAAAAA_i4/gHCuR7OjWMw/s800-Ic42/20130902_190334.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CN5A9onK3IM/UiamGNh3LOI/AAAAAAAA_i4/g6bHIT8nBy8/s800-Ic42/20130902_190348.jpg
Poop.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n3G4K_N7Cb4/UiamffPlwcI/AAAAAAAA_i4/UTwM_z_fc7g/s800-Ic42/20130903_152427.jpg
I dug through my pile and grabbed a few pieces of steel and in 20 minutes I was standing there watching paint dry. Fun and easy project. Now I have a stay put battery.
Bottom view
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9EbSDH_o2AE/Uial0sTXQXI/AAAAAAAA_i4/0T5uhDAWr2c/s800-Ic42/20130902_171634.jpg
Top view making sure it fit. As you can see my battery situation is a little different than stock.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--kjDTNiQNxI/UiamAekpsmI/AAAAAAAA_i4/UpZh5VMOS6Y/s800-Ic42/20130902_171710.jpg
Fin.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gJkwVndqHpU/UiamZZHt5XI/AAAAAAABEXk/3rE711gy8yE/s800-Ic42/20130903_150818.jpg
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bFZoVMryCCA/UiambiLoYYI/AAAAAAABEX0/H6IB_5jfzB8/s800-Ic42/20130903_150837.jpg