I just did this on my 2017 Yukon. So much easier to do the battery swap if you remove the upper and lower attached brace as shown in the video as well as the two bolts holding the radiator overflow canister in place. These batteries are quite heavy, and the factory battery does not have a handle to help lift the battery out. For the little bit of extra time, it takes to completely remove the T brace "3 bolts" and one nut and one bolt holding the canister in place it was a no brainer for me. The canister will lay nicely out of the way and make it very easy to slide the battery out of it holding place. It takes all of 10 minutes to replace the battery this way. No tipping the battery on its side and a whole bunch of other craziness. I have changed batteries in other vehicles a whole lot worse than in my Yukon. Not even close.
This was the toughest battery! They make them so hard to get out. I got mine out without removing the coolant container but watching this because I’m not sure the new one will go back in without taking out the coolant. Jeez
Shame on the GMC designers. They had their heads up their ass. This convinced me never to buy another GMC product. My C8 bvattery is far easier to remove than this hunk of shit.
All due respect this is a poor approach. Absolutely over complicated. Do not need to remove coolant! There are other videos here that show how to remove this properly in 10 minutes only removing the bar (in one piece)
I just did this on my 2017 Yukon. So much easier to do the battery swap if you remove the upper and lower attached brace as shown in the video as well as the two bolts holding the radiator overflow canister in place. These batteries are quite heavy, and the factory battery does not have a handle to help lift the battery out. For the little bit of extra time, it takes to completely remove the T brace "3 bolts" and one nut and one bolt holding the canister in place it was a no brainer for me. The canister will lay nicely out of the way and make it very easy to slide the battery out of it holding place. It takes all of 10 minutes to replace the battery this way. No tipping the battery on its side and a whole bunch of other craziness. I have changed batteries in other vehicles a whole lot worse than in my Yukon. Not even close.
This was the toughest battery! They make them so hard to get out. I got mine out without removing the coolant container but watching this because I’m not sure the new one will go back in without taking out the coolant.
Jeez
You DO NOT HAVE TO REMOVE THE COOLANT TANK!!!!! Just remove the nut closest to the battery and it gives you massive wiggle room!
Definitely helped... Much harder than my 2008 Dodge Ram 1500.
Next remove hood then motor 😂 dam they don’t make it easy
Shame on the GMC designers. They had their heads up their ass. This convinced me never to buy another GMC product. My C8 bvattery is far easier to remove than this hunk of shit.
All due respect this is a poor approach. Absolutely over complicated. Do not need to remove coolant! There are other videos here that show how to remove this properly in 10 minutes only removing the bar (in one piece)