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Battery Cable Replacement

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Hey guys,
Planning on doing this, anything I need to know? I read somewhere that one should be replaced before the other? My Haynes manual does not even touch this.

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Maybe you remember that the negative terminal is the first and last to be disconnected and connected, respectively. This is simply to help minimize the chance of causing a short while wrenching on the positive terminal.
 

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OEM Ford ground cable. Note the pigtail and the computer ground connections.
Do not forget to ground them if you replace the negative battery cable.

 
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