Battery Cable and Terminal Removal

TM 9-2320-360-20-2

7-57. BATTERY CABLE AND TERMINAL/BATTERY/BATTERY BOX REPAIR (CONT)

WARNING

Remove rings, bracelets, watches, necklaces, and any other jewelry before

working around HET Tractor. Jewelry can catch on equipment and cause injury or

short across electrical circuit and cause severe burns or electrical shock.

Batteries can explode from a spark. Battery acid is harmful to skin and eyes.

NOTE

Battery posts are marked (+) for positive and (-) for negative polarity.

Cable

terminals are marked (P) (+) for positive and (N) (-) for negative polarity.

a. Battery Cable and Terminal Removal

NOTE

Tag and mark cables and terminals

before removal.

(1) Loosen nuts (1 and 2) on screws (3 and

4).

CAUTION

Do not pry terminal from top of

battery. Prying can cause damage to

battery. Remove battery terminals

with battery terminal puller.

(2) Remove negative (-) terminals (5 and 6)

from negative (-) battery posts (7 and 8).

(3) Remove nut (9), lockwasher (10), two

washers (11), cable (12), two wires no.

150 (13), and screw (14) from negative (-)

terminal (5). Discard lockwasher.

(4) Remove nut (15), lockwasher (16), two

washers (17), two cables (18 and 12), wire

no. 1813 (19), and screw (20) from

negative (-) terminal (6).

Discard

lockwasher.

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