how do i get off the battery from my pontiac grand am the lock to keep it in place just spins and spins and spins i even tried to lif it off but nothing is there anything that i can do without having to spend hundreds going to a shop

Asked by Devin Jan 06, 2019 at 05:11 PM about the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am SE

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the lock to keep it in place just spins and spins and spins i even tried to lif it off
but nothing is there anything that i can do without having to spend hundreds
going to a shop

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Are you needing to replace your battery? If so, cut off the head of the screw holding the clamp in place, do your battery swap, and then re-secure the retainer as Ed92626 suggested by buying a new clamp or using larger hardware.

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