Need a little help with Tools

[DTR 11TG]

I need to install a new main battery in my 2011 TG, but the TG is in my enclosed trailer in a storage lot and all my manuals are packed away somewhere. I was hoping someone could tell me what tools I need and if there are any tricks to install the battery, I'm still not moving real well, the body is still putting up a fight, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm tired of my TG just sitting around rotting and hoped if I could get it to the garage I could do some work on it when I have a good day.
Thanks for any help

[MB1953]

Not 100% sure about the difference in your '11 and my '14, but mine just takes a long Phillips to undo the seat, and a few small sockets to access, disconnect and R&R. Should not take more than about 15 minutes.

[rhino 2]

I need to install a new main battery in my 2011 TG, but the TG is in my enclosed trailer in a storage lot and all my manuals are packed away somewhere. I was hoping someone could tell me what tools I need and if there are any tricks to install the battery, I'm still not moving real well, the body is still putting up a fight, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm tired of my TG just sitting around rotting and hoped if I could get it to the garage I could do some work on it when I have a good day.
Thanks for any help

Lets see, You'll need a Philips screwdriver to remove the seat [one screw back of the seat down low.] Careful don't drop the screw. And a TORX Screwdriver T30, And the rest is just unplugging things and jockeying a plastic cover held by the TORX to get room to lift the battery out..

[DTR 11TG]

Thanks guys, I didn't think there would be much to it, but I thought it would be best to ask the experts

[DK Custom Products]

The access to the battery on the '11 is a bit more involved than on the '14-up.

I would carry a socket set also.

Kevin

[DTR 11TG]

Thanks Kevin, I did plan to bring a small amount of general tools, but ya just never know what you will forget about

[Gorilla]

Like stated a philips for the seat. Once the seat is off, you will need to move the security module which attaches to the top of the battery cover. It just slides off. The battery cover is held down in the rear by 2 bolts that can be undone with either a number 30 torx socket or a 12 mm socket. The cover then lifts off but you will have to maneuver the front off from under a metal post. Once that is off the battery can be removed. the terminal bolts need either a philips or a number 10 mm socket. Sticking up from the backside of the battery should be a piece of weaved cloth sticking up. This is a strap that goes under the battery by pulling up on the strap it helps it to come out. remember the ground cable is removed first and installed last. This helps to prevent accidental shorts. Installation is the reverse of removal.<br />
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Remember to position that strap when putting the battery in.

Goos luck

[Trent]

I just replaced the battery in my '11 2 weeks ago. Gorilla has it nailed perfectly. But, that wimpy little strap was dry rotted and broke off immediately when I tried to lift out the battery. Gotta have strong finger tips to lift out the battery without the strap, just in case that might be an issue.

[Steve on 3]

Gorilla should have written the manual. Dead on ...

[DTR 11TG]

You guys are great with all the info, I knew I could count on the help, but it would have been nice if you could tell me how many revolutions I needed to turn each screw or bolt. Sorry, its hard to keep the wise ass at bay sometimes

Hey Trent, if the battery strap breaks can I borrow your GSD, it looks big enough to sink its teeth into the battery & rip it out

Thanks again for all the info Guys, hope I can pay it back sometime

[rhino 2]

Thanks again for all the info Guys,ometim hope I can pay it back se

Just send a check to the; Hillary Clinton Relief Fund.....

[Trent]

You guys are great with all the info, I knew I could count on the help, but it would have been nice if you could tell me how many revolutions I needed to turn each screw or bolt. Sorry, its hard to keep the wise ass at bay sometimes:Meds

Hey Trent, if the battery strap breaks can I borrow your GSD, it looks big enough to sink its teeth into the battery & rip it out

Thanks again for all the info Guys, hope I can pay it back sometime

My German Shedder, Zuma, would be happy to help with that if you just pointed to it and told him to get it. He loves to be given a task and is actually quite mechanical. I was assembling an office chair,, he watched me bolt on the wheels for a few minutes, then ripped open the package holding the armrest bolts and brought them to me one at a time and watched me tighten 'em down. He did the same when I was assembling a ceiling lamp too. He figures things out alright. He also likes beer. And we have no problem with wise assedness.

[stroker 23]

If there is not enough room for using the 10mm socket, an open end/box wrench 10mm makes things a bit easier. I found my wrench on an adopt-a-highway detail years ago, and it's a Snap-On.
dan

[DTR 11TG]

My German Shedder, Zuma, would be happy to help with that if you just pointed to it and told him to get it. He loves to be given a task and is actually quite mechanical. I was assembling an office chair,, he watched me bolt on the wheels for a few minutes, then ripped open the package holding the armrest bolts and brought them to me one at a time and watched me tighten 'em down. He did the same when I was assembling a ceiling lamp too. He figures things out alright. He also likes beer. And we have no problem with wise assedness.

does Zuma like to climb ladders to help, I had 2 Shedders, both gone now, that would climb ladders. The first one, Kaiser, climbed an extension ladder while I was working on the roof, quite a surprise to get that wet nose while working on the roof!!! Getting him to go back down took some time and I wish I never showed him how, he would not stay off any ladder after that. Deka liked step ladders, I think the wider steps made it easier for him, he was A LOT OF HELP when working on the vaulted ceilings.

[Trent]

Yep,, Ladders are no problem for him. He climbs up and goes down the slide at the park around the corner. But he runs down instead of sliding. And is grinning the whole time. The neighborhood kids all know him and love to go down the slide with him. He has not climbed a regular step ladder though. I am too old and fat to get on the roof, so he has not had the chance to do that.