Provided you asset that your 1998 Ford Escort needs to be jump-started increasingly Often or the battery quickly drains and requires fixed charging, it may be allotment to pay for and install a fashionable battery. Thankfully, with a unusual basic tools, nearly anyone can tackle this business with benefit. When birr to acquire the battery, nevertheless, proof your enfeebled battery's immensity to insure the just out battery Testament fit in the compartment.
Instructions
1. Unbolted the hood on your '98 Convoy and beget firm it's securely propped.
2. Remove the encompass or shield from atop the battery whether one is equipped on your Escort. Some Escorts do not have the shield. If yours does not, simply move on to the next step.
3. Unhook the positive cable (usually colored red) from the battery. Unhook the negative cable (usually colored black) from the battery. Do this in the same fashion as you did the positive cable.5. Do not remove the nut entirely; just enough to loosen it. You should be able to grip the cable with your hand and pull it off of the battery post.
4. First, adjust your crescent wrench to the proper size and turn the nut. If the entire bolt that holds the clamp begins to turn, use your pliers to hold it in place so that you can loosen the nut. If you have the proper size box wrenches, use these instead, as they will give you a better grip.
Lift the battery out of the compartment. If it is corroded or leaking, do not allow it to come into contact with your skin. Use your gloves if necessary.
