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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2003 🢒 Malibu 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Electrical 🢒 Battery Negative Cable Replacement

Removal Procedure

    Object Number: 179591 Size: SH
  1. Disconnect negative battery cable (2). Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection .
  2. Remove bolt retaining negative cable to core support.

    3. Object Number: 106524 Size: SH
  3. Remove tape holding positive cable and ground strap to negative cable.
  4. Remove negative cable from retainers.
  5. Raise vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
  6. Remove lower closeout panel.
  7. Remove front transmission mount. Refer to Transmission Front Mount Replacement in Automatic Transmission.
  8. Remove nut retaining ground cable to bellhousing stud.
  9. Remove ground cable.

Installation Procedure
  1. Install ground cable.
  2. Install nut to retain ground cable to bellhousing stud.
  3. Install front transmission mount. Refer to Transmission Front Mount Replacement in Automatic Transmission.
  4. Install lower closeout panel.
  5. Lower vehicle.
  6. Install negative cable to retainers.

    7. Object Number: 106524 Size: SH
  7. Tape positive cable and ground strap to negative cable.

    8. Object Number: 179591 Size: SH
  8. Install bolt to retain ground cable to core support.
  9. Connect negative ground cable (2). Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection .