E-Z-GO FREEDOM RXV 2+2 - Manual (Page 43)

OPERATION AND SERVICE INFORMATION
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Owner’s Guide
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6 - 8V Battery System: With the J-bolts in the battery
retainer and held in place by the lock nuts at the end
of the threaded portion; carefully position the battery
retainer, guiding the J-bolts between the batteries (it
may be necessary to tip the batteries slightly) and into
the slots in the battery tray. Tighten the hex nuts on
the J-bolts by making sure that the J-bolt are securely
hooked in the battery tray. Tighten the J-bolt lock nuts
to 44 - 55 in. lbs. (5 - 6.2 Nm) torque.
11. 4 - 12V Battery System: Install the two Pan Head
Torx drive screws through the ends of the battery strap
into the holes on the vehicle frame and tighten them to
80 - 97 in. lbs. (9 - 11 Nm) torque.
6 - 8V Battery System: Install battery hold down us-
ing hardware and tighten the lock nuts to torque of 11 -
15 ft. lbs. (15 - 20 Nm).
Fig. 28 Battery Components
12.Inspect all wires and terminals and clean any corro-
sion from the battery terminals or wire terminals with a
solution of baking soda and water, using a wire brush
to completely remove corrosion if required.
13.Carefully replace the wires on the battery terminals as
shown (Ref. Fig. 29). Make sure to reconnect the main
negative (-) battery cable, BL-, from the controller
last.
14.Tighten all battery terminal hardware to 98 - 105 in.
lbs. (11 - 12 Nm) torque.
15.Protect the battery terminals and battery cable termi-
nals with a commercially available protective coating.
To prevent battery explosion that could result
in severe personal injury or death, extreme
care must be used with aerosol containers of
battery terminal protectant. Insulate the metal
container to prevent the metal can from con-
tacting battery terminals which could result in
an explosion.
Hex Nut
Washer
Battery Hold Down
Battery Strap
Front of Vehicle
J-bolt
Battery
Battery
Tray
4 - 12V BATTERY SYSTEM
6 - 8V BATTERY SYSTEM
Lock Nut
Pan Head
Bolt
Flat
washer
Tie Down
Bolt
Battery
Flat
Washer
Battery
Tray
Battery Hold
down
Lock Nut
Battery
Retainer
(Seat Support
for Reference)
Front of Vehicle