BATTERY LOAD TEST
| CAUTION | Do not charge battery if hydrometer is clear or light yellow. Instead, replace battery. If battery feels hot or if violent gassing or spewing of electrolyte through vent hole occurs, discontinue charging or reduce charging rate to avoid personal injury. |
Note. The battery temperature must be estimated by touch and by temperature condition battery has been exposed to for preceding few hours.
- Check battery for obvious damage, such as a cracked or broken case or cover, which could permit loss of electrolyte. If obvious damage is noted, replace battery.
- Check hydrometer. If Green dot is visible, go to load test procedure. If indicator is dark but Green is not visible, charge battery. For charging a battery removed from vehicle. Connect a voltmeter and a battery load tester across battery terminals.
- Apply a 300-amp load, or 15 seconds to remove all surface charge from battery. Remove load. Wait 15 seconds to let battery recover, and apply a 270-amp load.
- If voltage does not drop below minimum listed, battery is good and should be reinstalled. If voltage is less than minimum listed, replace battery.
Scheme 2
Scheme 3
- Remove nut which secures starter ground wire to lower mounting stud and remove ground wire. Remove starter-to-engine block mounting bolt and starter-to-transmission mounting bolt. Remove starter solenoid nuts to disconnect electrical cable. Remove starter assembly.
- Place starter assembly in position using an assistant to prop up starter. This will aid in screwing in upper stud with weld nut. Install starter mounting bolts. Tighten starter-to-engine block mounting bolt to 45 N.m (33 ft. lbs.) and starter-to-transaxle mounting bolt to 50 N.m (37 ft. lbs.). Position starter electrical wire on solenoid terminal and ground wire on lower stud. Install starter solenoid nuts and ground wire nut. Tighten starter solenoid terminal-to-battery cable terminal nut to 7 N.m (62 INCH Lbs.), and starter solenoid terminal-to-ignition solenoid terminal nut to 6 N.m (53 INCH Lbs.). Tighten starter lower mounting stud ground wire nut to N.m (INCH Lbs.).