Battery Cable: Service and Repair

Battery Cables - Gasoline









All Vehicles

1. Disconnect the battery. For additional information, refer to Battery Disconnect Battery Disconnect.

2. Remove the front engine cover battery ground cable bracket nut and position the bracket aside.
- To install, tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).


6.8L vehicles

3. Remove the Air Cleaner (ACL) outlet pipe.

6.2L vehicles

4. Remove the air intake expansion resonator.

All Vehicles

5. Remove the nut and position the generator B+ terminal aside.
- To install, tighten to 17 Nm (150 lb-in).

6. Disconnect the generator electrical connector.

7. Remove the battery ground cable-to-starter eyelet nut and position the battery ground cable-to-starter eyelet aside.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

8. Remove the starter solenoid terminal cover.

9. Remove the nut and position the starter solenoid positive cable terminal aside.
- To install, tighten to 12 Nm (106 lb-in).


10. Remove the nut and position the starter solenoid wire terminal aside.
- To install, tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).


11. Remove the battery cable retaining pin from the engine block.

12. NOTE: It may be necessary to position the RH splash shield aside to access the battery ground cable bolt.
Remove the battery ground cable-to-frame bolt and position the battery ground cable-to-frame terminal aside.

- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).


13. Remove the battery ground cable-to-frame bracket bolt.
- To install, tighten to 30 Nm (22 lb-ft).


14. Disconnect the engine harness electrical connectors.

15. Release the harness retaining pins and remove the cable.

16. To install, reverse the removal procedure.