Ford Ranger EV (2001 year). Manual - part 181

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

16. Release the lift table brake, disconnect the air

hose, and roll the lift table from under the
vehicle.

Installation

1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to 

 Section

100-02

.

2. Position the lift table and battery pack under the

vehicle.

•

Connect the lift table to the shop air supply.

3. With the assistance of a second person,

carefully lower the vehicle down to within ten
inches (25.4 cm) of the battery pack.

4.

CAUTION: Make sure the vehicle and

battery pack are aligned during battery pack
installation. 
Lift the battery pack up into the mounting
position.

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5. NOTE: The RH front bolt must be installed

first in order to correctly align the battery pack.
Install the battery pack mounting bolts.

•

Apply Locktite 242 to the bolts prior to
installation.

•

Install the LH front bolt first in order to
properly locate the battery pack.

6. Lower the lift table and disconnect the shop air

source.

7. Raise the vehicle and roll the lift table from

under the vehicle.

8. NOTE: The bolt will break if the specified

torque is exceeded. If this happens, pull the
connector off the bolt stem and remove the
broken bolt. 
Connect the 76-pin connector and tighten the
bolt.

9. Connect the traction battery auxiliary load

high-voltage connector. Refer to 

 Section

100-05

.

10. Connect the traction battery two-pin

high-voltage connector. Refer to 

 Section

100-05

.

Traction Battery Charger

Removal

1. Remove the high-voltage power distribution box

(HVPDB). Refer to 

High Voltage Power

Distribution Box (HVPDB)

.

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2. Disconnect the traction battery charger electrical

connectors.

3. Remove the harness bracket.

•

Remove the bolt.

4. Remove the A/C inverter motor controller

(IMC) bracket.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Remove the bracket.

5. Remove the ground strap bolt.

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6. Remove the traction battery charger.

1 Remove the four bolts.
2 Remove the charger.

Installation

1. To install, reverse removal procedure.