Oh, now you have me wondering... Was the battery good? Was there sea life inside? Don't keep us in suspense too long...
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Oh, now you have me wondering... Was the battery good? Was there sea life inside? Don't keep us in suspense too long...
green1
Active Member
He probably had to battle a giant octopus for access
No, that's in the NEXT level... only after you have collected all the corroded controllers do you get to battle the octopus.
beeeerock
Active Member
Nope. Face would have looked like this it that was the case...:He probably had to battle a giant octopus for access
ok, now this was funny.
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That is very interesting actually.
I'm dying to get an air suspension controller, this will make it so that I don't HAVE TO get another car with air suspension.
HOW TO: Drop Battery Pack in your home garage with basic tools Method 1
First off lets talk about something that I noticed the other day, when I disassembled my frunk I noticed what seemed like a large indentation in the top of the pack, I didn't think much of it until I had another Tesla owner come by and they immediately said "hmm, thats not normal" so either they bumped the top of the pack when installing or there is some really weird stuff going on inside of the pack.
Anyway
Jack up the car a foot and remove the center bolts that secure the pack (forget how many there were) also remove the rear shear plates and front metal plate
Jack the rear of the car up and throw some dollies under there.
Lower car so that the pack sits on top of the dollies (not too much as the car will destroy them)
Undo 8 bolts at each side of pack, they look like this
Lift vehicle, slide pack out
how's that for oversimplification?
Video to follow shortly
First off lets talk about something that I noticed the other day, when I disassembled my frunk I noticed what seemed like a large indentation in the top of the pack, I didn't think much of it until I had another Tesla owner come by and they immediately said "hmm, thats not normal" so either they bumped the top of the pack when installing or there is some really weird stuff going on inside of the pack.
Anyway
Jack up the car a foot and remove the center bolts that secure the pack (forget how many there were) also remove the rear shear plates and front metal plate
Jack the rear of the car up and throw some dollies under there.
Lower car so that the pack sits on top of the dollies (not too much as the car will destroy them)
Undo 8 bolts at each side of pack, they look like this
Lift vehicle, slide pack out
how's that for oversimplification?
Video to follow shortly
green1
Active Member
Just a quick note on safety, I'm not comfortable with where that leg is in the bottom picture. For your own sake, please don't ever let any body part get under the car without jack stands in place, far too much that can go wrong, and this project just isn't worth a debilitating injury, or worse.
green1
Active Member
In that picture the dollies are far too low to save you, and never trust jacks. The only way I could see for that picture to be safe is if the camera is mounted on the side of a jack stand that I can't see (though I don't think I'd recommend supporting the car from that point anyway) You had stands, and then you removed them, once they were out, you should be too.
I love what you're doing here, I don't want you to get hurt doing it.
JRP3
Hyperactive Member
green1
Active Member
the foot was under the battery pack, but I bet most of his body was under the unsupported car. The car without air suspension to keep it even at the low height it normally sits at.
As for jack stands, if they're only at the front, then they only help you near the front. and as for jacks, they don't help you at all in a safety situation.
It's hard to tell from the picture. Does the pack look like it's dented or does it look like it's being pushed out from the middle? From here it looks like it's actually popped out from the middle above the S in Tesla. Looks almost like when a laptop battery goes bad and bulges out, usually deforming the whole battery pack.
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