Hi guys,

I just recently bought a 1997 Blazer LT 4WD with some issues, and I've been working through them with great results.

One of the last minor things I need to take care of before I'll try to get it inspected for road-worthiness (Sweden) is how the battery is fastened into the vehicle.

Some previous owner hacked up the way it's attached, and I'm restoring it to how it's supposed to be, but I can't figure out how the rearmost bolt (the one with the rubber bumper) is supposed to attach to the fender..

I have a square hole in the fender, with a corresponding square hole in the tray. I also have the rubber bumper and the piece of metal that goes on top of it.

From the service manual, I can deduce that there's supposed to be a nut on top of the bumper, and a threaded stud (bolt?) sticking up from underneath, but I can't see how it "works". Just a loose bolt from underneath will be very impractical, and the bolt would be at an angle as well.

Can anyone take a picture of how this looks from inside the wheel well, as well as from above with the tray removed ?

 

Eh, never mind. I'm an idiot. I thought the hole in the wheel well was at an angle (curved with the diameter of the tire), but it's flat..

So, a bolt, and a C-clip to hold the bolt in place should do the trick.

 

Glad to see that you got it sorted.

 

they sold blazers in sweden? and here i thought SUV's were an American thing

 

Actually, they did. I'm surprised myself. I checked the vehicle history and it has spent its entire 20-year life in Sweden.

It's a bit different from the US though. Compared to other cars on the road, the Blazer is a _massive_ car.

Anyhow, if someone googles up this thread in the future, the type of bolt you want is a "Carriage bolt". M8x50 worked fine for me, with a nut that fits. No C-clip needed.

Insert the bolt from inside the wheel well, put the rubber-thing over it, then the bracket, and then the bolt.