battery tray

[cccccc]

i was trying to get my tray out to clean up the engine bay alittle cause there is alot of dirt and corrosion in the tray,well i was tryin to get it out but couldnt is there anothere bolt that holds it in place i know of the 2 on the driv.side fender but is there another one towards the front of the car on the tray near the radiator overflow?

[SVOeric]

I was thinking there is 2 against the back -- and 1 that goes in the bottom of the tray

[cccccc]

i thought there was one but the bolt on the bottom was so corroded and rounded off when i put a socket on it, i wonder how im goin to get that off

[Ken Potter]

A couple of possibilties...

I'm not sure but you may be able to get to the backside from underneath the frame rail? If not you may be able to grind off the top / screw head. I have a carbide tip in my collection that is a cylinder with flutes / teeth around the sides that extend all the way around the bottom. You may be able to find one like it in Home Depot or someplace like that. You would have to keep the speed down so it wouldn't eat up the tray sides / walls. It may take a while. Or... If you can find an extremely small hole saw you may be able to bore down around the screw. The tray is a fairly light weight fiberglass composite. To re-attach the tray you could go with the same size screw with a larger washer(s).

[Eyelawdoc]

Another way to get the tray loose from the corroded bottom bolt is just to drill out the head. Once the tray is off, you can then get on the remainder of the bolt with vice grips and unscrew it.