Technical urgent pls help! cant remove battery tray thing

[sherbsville]

Currently sitting on the drive getting hypothermia. I'm gonna change the clutch slave cylinder, and have spent the last 40 mins stuck on the battery tray. NONE of the zillions of videos I watched show how to take it out properly. They just say take it out. I undid a clip at the front, but the clip at the back is different, as it this thing on the front. I don't wanna break my car. I also dont wanna freeze to death. I hope someone sees this and can help before it rains. Thankyou so much.

edit: the black clip, not the red one.

 

[sherbsville]

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Currently sitting on the drive getting hypothermia. I'm gonna change the clutch slave cylinder, and have spent the last 40 mins stuck on the battery tray. NONE of the zillions of videos I watched show how to take it out properly. They just say take it out. I undid a clip at the front, but the clip at the back is different, as it this thing on the front. I don't wanna break my car. I also wanna freeze to death. I hope someone sees this and can help before it rains. Thankyou so much.

edit: the black clip, not the red one.

k, so none of the videos show anything about detaching these bits. I'm freaking out. The sides and bottom are one unit. omg I knew I shouldve gone to the allotment first.

None of the videos even have the wall thing around the tray like mine.

edit: After another hr plus of videos I found a tray with sides like mine, but the guy doesn't show how to undo any of the clips, he has also detached something I think he called an ecu, but didn't show how to do it, or say if it would hurt the car or anything.

Honestly, someone needs to make content for total beginners. I'm just charging the ipad battery as it ran out, and will have one more look before it gets dark, and try again tomorrow if anyone is able to help. If not I will just have to put the battery back in and cry even more than I already am.

 

[sherbsville]

ok after alot of crying, I just went for it and was able to get these bits off

 

[sherbsville]

but have now seen another bit, and maybe there are more bits I cant see. NONE of the men in the videos said anything about any of this.

Please help with these bits too. Thankyou.

 

[John202020]

Removing the battery tray is a simple thing it's all either plastic fittings clips or bolts, none of these should present an issue, if they are then don't even try to do the slave cylinder.
Your first pic you just crimp in the bit sticking through and push through, second pic I cant work out if that's a lead to the actual tray but still looks like a simple unbolt?
You just need to work out how bits come apart?

 

[sherbsville]

Removing the battery tray is a simple thing it's all either plastic fittings clips or bolts, none of these should present an issue, if they are then don't even try to do the slave cylinder.
Your first pic you just crimp in the bit sticking through and push through, second pic I cant work out if that's a lead to the actual tray but still looks like a simple unbolt?
You just need to work out how bits come apart?

That's what I want to check. as I don't want to do it wrong. I don't want to force things apart that aren't meant to come apart. There are lots of things attached to it. Some I have removed. A guy walking his dog just took one bit off, he said I needed to squeeze it and push it thru, which I was scared of doing incase I'm not meant to. The bit on the back wall that looks like a witches hat.

The slave cylinder doesn't look hard to change. I just want to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong as I have no one else to ask.

 

[sherbsville]

Is there a trick to getting these four bolts off pls? I tried with a spanner, but the guy walking his dog said it might be an alan key. They are really hard to reach and super tight. The bottom front I cant reach with a spanner, and I cant get to the back ones atall.

 

[John202020]

Most parts are bolt on or push fit, so it's a case of working out how to release the push fit, fittings, your last pic the bolts go in from the back, the nuts on the tray are welded on, so look round the rear of the silver box which maybe the engine ecu, note whilst simple to replace the slave cylinder, bleeding the air out is often a two person job, and expec fluid to go all over so you'll need a bottle of brake fluid too

 

[The Panda Nut]

I did mine with a 1/4 drive socket and extension. These are VERY EASY TO DROP. once freed ude fingers and hod a magnetic pick up tool under or pack around with rag to stop screwsbeing lost.
..as john202020 says those nuts dont come offundo the silver screw only. Them 3bolts thathold the tray on which are under the plastic tray that lfts out. Then release all the wire clips underneath. Take your time itsfidly, not hard. Must plasticharness clips need squeezing with pliers to allow them to be pushed freof the metal tray.

 

[sherbsville]

Most parts are bolt on or push fit, so it's a case of working out how to release the push fit, fittings, your last pic the bolts go in from the back, the nuts on the tray are welded on, so look round the rear of the silver box which maybe the engine ecu, note whilst simple to replace the slave cylinder, bleeding the air out is often a two person job, and expec fluid to go all over so you'll need a bottle of brake fluid too

Thankyou. I did wonder if they were welded, thats why they wouldn't budge. I'm getting braver with poking things, but the one that still scares me is the big pipe. I'm not sure if I'm meant to force the big clip that goes round it off, or If theres a lil clip i push thru. It doesn't budge atall, unlike the other one that had some give in it.

I bought a bleeding kit and brake fluid.

 

[sherbsville]

I did mine with a 1/4 drive socket and extension. These are VERY EASY TO DROP. once freed ude fingers and hod a magnetic pick up tool under or pack around with rag to stop screwsbeing lost.

I don't know if Dad had an extension or where it would be, but I will look tomorrow. So the bolts aren't welded and do move? He had a magnetic stick thing, but idk where that is either, so I will shove rags under. Thankyou.

 

[The Panda Nut]

I don't know if Dad had an extension or where it would be, but I will look tomorrow. So the bolts aren't welded and do move? He had a magnetic stick thing, but idk where that is either, so I will shove rags under. Thankyou.

Yes nuts welded bolts or screws should loosen easily enough. Dont over tighten on fitting just nip them up.

 

[sherbsville]

I did mine with a 1/4 drive socket and extension. These are VERY EASY TO DROP. once freed ude fingers and hod a magnetic pick up tool under or pack around with rag to stop screwsbeing lost.
..as john202020 says those nuts dont come offundo the silver screw only. Them 3bolts thathold the tray on which are under the plastic tray that lfts out. Then release all the wire clips underneath. Take your time itsfidly, not hard. Must plasticharness clips need squeezing with pliers to allow them to be pushed freof the metal tray.

How is the pipe that says ecu attached pls? Am i meant to remove what looks like a clip from around it, or does the bit attached to the lil metal plate come out? Ty.

 

[sherbsville]

Yes nuts welded bolts or screws should loosen easily enough. Dont over tighten on fitting just nip them up.

I can't budge the one I can reach atall. Ugh.

 

[John202020]

Looks like this bolt releases the cable stay mounting take a look?

 

[sherbsville]

Looks like this bolt releases the cable stay mounting take a look?

Just looked, but too dark for pic now. Sat on the drive leaning on the car typing in the dark like a normal person.

It would still be attached to the wall bit, so has to come off. I think.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Look twice. I took off more than i needed. You need to just free things off the battery tray dont undo anything you dont have to.

 

[John202020]

I should have asked what's the reason to replace the slave?
I would advise against replacing if not totally faulty, as even if you can replace it, if you can't bleed the system properly the car will be un driveable

 

[sherbsville]

Look twice. I took of more than i needed. You need to just free things off the battery tray dont undo anything you dont have to.

ooooh ok, ty I will look tomorrow. Also, you came up on the multiecuscanner search thing near me. Are you still doing that pls?

 

[The Panda Nut]

ooooh ok, ty I will look tomorrow. Also, you came up on the multiecuscanner search thing near me. Are you still doing that pls?

I have the kit and will try and help if I can.Im doing up a new house for my daugter and am under pressure right now, but as I said will always help if I can.