Joecop67

I haven’t posted in a while, things have been good, but two weeks ago I had to replace the starter.
Who ever designed the battery tray to bolt like it is should be tortured. By the time I got the lower bolt closer to the firewall off, I had a bruised partially scorched forearm.
To top it off, who knew the starter for a manual was different than an automatic, so after a second trip to a different part store to get a starter for a manual, I put everything back together.
Wouldnt you know it, as it always happens, there was a bolt leftover. Anyone want to guess where it was supposed to go?
This time there was a leftover on purpose.

zeta

iTrader: (1)

Is it somewhere on the link below.

https://www.acuraoemparts.com/auto-p...t/battery-scat

Storm

iTrader: (2)

Yes, I heard that last bolt under the battery tray is in a hard to get to location. The day I have to take it out I will leave it out as well..

subinf

For a relatively simple job otherwise the battery tray sucks to deal with as part of the process.

t-rd

I've never had any issue with the battery tray bolts, but I have the OEM air resonator removed. And you must have big hands. If you have a 10mm small bolt left, then it's the one that anchors the positive battery cable to the battery tray.

MikeTC

Cut a small slot on the bottom battery tray bolt mounting hole so the bolt is left in place and the tray could slip on top of the bolt.

Joecop67

No need to. It already had a slot. The problem was getting to it to loosen it and tighten it.