Nt battery tray repair

[ticky]

The PLASTIC BATTERY TRAY, What were MM thinking. If yours hasn't failed yet, it most likely will.

So here is a simple $30 fix.

https://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=41629&stc=1&d=1557643619

Remove the Battery Tray (3 x 8mm bolt and 1 x 6mm Bolt) and cut off the Rear lip. Trim the sides a little to remove the round corner. I used an Oscillating multi tool.

https://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=41630&stc=1&d=1557643619

cut out the front corners of the battery tray

https://www2.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=41631&stc=1&d=1557643619

There are 4 little lumps the need to be trimmed back. this will reveal the 4 square holes.



Cutting out the corners and removing the original hold down lugs and the 4 little bumps on the sides allows the new tray to fit flat on the original tray.

[Seigried]

Yup

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[ticky]

I did a similar fix to Seigried, but I wasn't aware of his thread.

Super Cheap sell 2 sizes of these, the big one is about $26


I clamped the modified original and the new tray together for drilling, then drilled through the original mounting holes and through the new tray.


The original Tray is not flat so I made spacers to fit between the new tray and the old at the mounting points.


I bought a 4pk of Stainless Seel M8 x 60 counter sunk security screws from Bunnies to replace the original bolts. The one closest to the engin screwed straight in but I had to cut about 20mm of the other 2. The counter sink pulled down nice and the reason I selected these bolts was their flat socket head.. Stainless steel is never a bad idea IMO.



The battery ended up the thickness of the new tray higher than original, about 1mm.


Steve