TM 5-3810-306-20
BATTERY BOX REPLACEMENT
TOOLS: General mechanic’s tool kit: automotive (5180-00-177-7033)
SUPPLIES:
Lockwashers (Item 15, Appendix C) (7 Required)
Acid resistant coating (Item 36, Appendix C)
EQUIPMENT CONDITIONS: Batteries removed from battery box. (Refer to page 8-96.)
Battery box cover removed. (Refer to page 8-98.)
REMOVAL:
1.
REMOVE BATTERY BOX (1).
a.
Tag and remove all cables passing through
grommets in battery box (1).
b.
Remove seven hex nuts (5), lockwashers (3),
flatwashers (4) and three spacers (2) from
mounting studs. Note position of spacers for
reassembly. Discard lockwashers (3).
c.
Remove two plywood spacers (6).
INSTALLATION:
NOTE
If battery box is to be replaced. New
battery box must be coated with
Bituminous Acid Resistant Coating,
Military Specification TTC 494A.
1.
INSTALL BATTERY BOX (1).
a.
Align battery box (1) holes with mounting studs
and secure with three spacers (2), flatwashers
(4), new lockwashers (3) and hex nuts (5).
b.
Install two plywood spacers (6).
c.
Reinstall battery cables through battery box (1)
grommets.
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