Battery Install...6 Yr Old OEM Swapped Out

[Multibeemer]

Help!! I can't the old battery out! That long bolt on the right side of the battery, which attaches the hold-down clamp (or whatever it's called) to the car, is just spinning and spinning, but isn't loosening in the least. The entire bolt is spinning, including the bottom part that is in contact with the hold-down clamp. Is there some trick to getting this thing out? Thanks.

[Weasel]

Originally Posted by Multibeemer

Help!! I can't the old battery out! That long bolt on the right side of the battery, which attaches the hold-down clamp (or whatever it's called) to the car, is just spinning and spinning, but isn't loosening in the least. The entire bolt is spinning, including the bottom part that is in contact with the hold-down clamp. Is there some trick to getting this thing out? Thanks.

Usually just spins right out.... Most likely the threaded insert it screws in to is stripped and spinning in the plastic housing. If that's the case not much you can do but break it out unfortunately. Maybe try prying up on it while unscrewing?

[Multibeemer]

Originally Posted by Weasel

Usually just spins right out.... Most likely the threaded insert it screws in to is stripped and spinning in the plastic housing. If that's the case not much you can do but break it out unfortunately. Maybe try prying up on it while unscrewing?

You hit it right on the head. That's exactly what happened, and I had to pull up on the battery while unscrewing the bolt, and it finally broke free. I wedged a couple of pieces of wood between the new battery and the tub to help secure it. I'm not too worried about it moving around - we're not the off-roading types.