Battery replacement on M20e question

[carusoam]

Rob,

Wait til you have the privilege of a 24volt system...

Looks like you got almost three years out of the last one.

Best regards,

-a-

[Jeff Reiter]

I have a Mooney m20c and my battery won't slide out of the battery box without contacting the structure above the battery how do I get the battery out? Is there any way to release the  battery box?

[Andy95W]

You're going to have to remove the top cowling, which means you'll have to remove the right side cowling.  You may be able to get away with only removing the upper half of the screws for the right side and then finagle the top off enough to pull the battery.  The battery box is held in with three fasteners that go through the firewall, but you have to remove the battery to get them out. 

The good news is that Mooney realized this, and redesigned the cowling for 1966.  Doesn't help you or me, though.

Lastly- the big orange booty looking thing should be slid onto the terminal that goes into the relay on the firewall, just above the battery box.