1. Turn Your Car Off
This installment should be done when your car is parked securely and at a cool temperature. Remember to wear gloves, wear form-fitting clothing, and keep your hair back when working under the hood of your ride.
2. Disconnect Your Negative and Positive Battery Cables
Once you are ready to remove your current car battery, identify your positive and negative cables. Your negative cable is typically black with a minus sign and positive cable typically is a red color with a plus sign. Starting with your negative cable, loosen the nut securing the cable with a wrench. If there is a clamp securing the cable, then simply remove the clamp. After disconnecting and removing the negative terminal, repeat this process with the positive terminal.
3. Remove Your Car Battery
After confirming that all negative and positive wires are disconnected, check for any remaining clamps securing your battery. Afterwards, grab the battery for the bottom, and begin to pull it out. If your battery has a handle at the top, you can use that instead. Car batteries can be up to 60 pounds, so you may need assistance or prefer to use a terminal puller. Metal tools are unnecessary in removal, as they may react with other components under your hood.
4. Clean Your Terminals
Check for any debris left under the hood. Use a solution of baking soda and water to clean the area with a wire brush, followed by cleaning your wires and spraying them with an anti-corrosion solution. Let everything dry before moving to the next step.
5. Install Your New Battery and Secure Your Wires
Just as you removed your battery, install your new battery. Secure your battery as it was before with any clamps, and then attach and fasten your positive wire, followed by your negative wire as it was before.
6. Check Your Installment
Review your battery and wires. Make sure that everything is securely in place to ensure that the electrical connection is stable.
Once everything is confirmed to be secure, your car should run as usual!
