Changing the battery

[Manic_Street]

Hey there,

Do I really need to remove the red bar in my P5 to change the battery?
The screw are freaking hard to remove!
Any tips to unscrew easily in -20oC weather!

Tx

 

[nypro5]

wd40!!

 

[flash75]

You do need to remove it to replace the battery. All it takes is a good 1/2" drive 17mm socket and a breaker bar. WD 40 will not help. It's tight to keep the strut towers from flexing.

Clifton

 

[bucksatan]

If they are really really really stuck you can take the intake apart to get the battery out. This will probably take a lot longer than getting some WD40 and getting the strut brace off.

 

[xBucky]

Are there any concerns with removing the cross-brace or is this something I should take into a shop? I've replaced batteries before, but never had this crossbrace to deal with.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[flash75]

No harm removing the cross-brace yourself. It will not hurt anything to drive around with it removed. Regular Protege's didn't have a cross-brace.

Clifton

 

[JC-MP5]

I can change my battery in 5 minutes without removing the tower bar.

 

[hornsfan10609]

If you have the stock intake you can remove it and slide the battery out.