replacement battery clamp

[Enigma]

Anyone had to replace the OEM battery hold down/clamp bracket? One of mine doesn't have much metal left.
I popped into a couple places today but all anyone had was brackets that went across the width, not the the length like the 80 series do.
Toyodiy shows some kind of weird cage thing (74446-60010) that I don't have for restraining the battery, but mine is just really a simple metal angle with each end twisted for the J hooks.


Stolen pic, but looks like this...

 

[Douglas S]

Angle aluminum, chop saw, drill

Worked for my oversized battery.

 

[NLXTACY]

Angle aluminum, chop saw, drill

Worked for my oversized battery.

I'll add a little grinding where the nut sits against the angle aluminum and some black paint. But yeah, I did the same for the same reason.

 

[red mud fj]

I went with my go to item, ratchet strap.

 

[gofast]

make you own - flat bar and two welded pieces of angle to hold your battery. Built one for my 77 Celica and even plasti-dipped it

 

[JCruse]

I used what I had on hand and it's been good for two years and counting. I took a piece of that galvanized 1-1/2" strap/bar with the holes all along it. I bent it to match the hold down bar and anchored it down through the existing holes. Looks kind of cool too.

 

[inkpot]

Last time I checked they were still dealer available

 

[Dave 2000]

I grabbed a couple by searching on eblag, a generic item but worked fine for the last five years.

regards

Dave

 

[JCruse]

Last time I checked they were still dealer available

Yeah probably. But in my case I was installing a Group 31.

Battery was too wide and too tall for the J hooks.

 

[NLXTACY]

Last time I checked they were still dealer available

Not if you go with a wider battery

 

[Enigma]

I used what I had on hand and it's been good for two years and counting. I took a piece of that galvanized 1-1/2" strap/bar with the holes all along it. I bent it to match the hold down bar and anchored it down through the existing holes. Looks kind of cool too.

Good idea, I believe I have a roll of that kicking around. Failing that off to Princess Auto for some aluminium L.

 

[Enigma]

Last time I checked they were still dealer available

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, what's the part number? 'cause the p/n 74446-60010 I pulled from Toyodiy looks nothing like what I have.

 

[JCruse]

Good idea, I believe I have a roll of that kicking around. Failing that off to Princess Auto for some aluminium L.

No that's not it. This is too thick to be in rolls. This is in the upright displays with the steel bars at home depot in 36" & 48" lengths. But since that's right next to the angled stuff, in both steel and aluminum, you might as well go with those and not have to bend it.


Wait, there's actually a place called Princess auto?? See now that wouldn't fly in the States.

 

[Enigma]

Thanks for the material clarification.

Yeah, PA is pretty much our version of Harbour Freight. Started out as a supply store for farmers in the prairies I believe.

Princess Auto : A Unique World of Equipment, Tools & More

 

[JCruse]

Thanks for the material clarification.

Yeah, PA is pretty much our version of Harbour Freight. Started out as a supply store for farmers in the prairies I believe.

Princess Auto : A Unique World of Equipment, Tools & More

That's cool. I should have followed up that last observation I made with one of these - if ya know what I mean.

 

[superjuice]

I widened the stock bar with a piece of steel you can see on the left, it's tapped so no nut is needed. Longer j-hooks were easy to find at the auto parts store. I had welded some angle iron to the bar and tapped it to mount my relays so I had reason to make the stock bar work.

 

[GCRad1]

Yes, old thread revival.... Because battery bar.

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