# 1997 Chevy Lumina battery replacement **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 12, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-chevy-lumina-battery-replacement/83127 "2014-01-12T22:46:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ramblinman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@ramblinman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ramblinman)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-chevy-lumina-battery-replacement/83127/1 "2014-01-12T22:46:20Z")
I’ve been able to get a partial answer as to how to replace the battery on this car, and it involves TAKING THE WINDSHIELD WASHER RESEVOIR OFF FIRST. I agree that it’s a horrible design, but I have to deal with it. I’ve loosened the bolts holding the resevoir down, but I can’t seem to get it past the fuse box. Does that have to come off as well before I can lift the resevoir out, and if so, how? ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-chevy-lumina-battery-replacement/83127/2 "2014-01-13T00:41:20Z")
IIRC from my brother’s old one, you don’t really remove the fuse box completely - the whole thing stays intact. But I think there is one small bolt as a hold down. You pull that and just temporarily move it off to the side. ---
**Author:** ![ramblinman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce7236/32.png) [@ramblinman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ramblinman)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 8:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-chevy-lumina-battery-replacement/83127/3 "2014-01-13T08:15:34Z")
Thanks, cigroller. After much fussing, and some advice from my local parts store, I was able to get the battery out this afternoon. I had to take off two cap nuts to release the fuse box, and this allowed me just enough room to get the washer reservoir out. I also loosened the air cleaner housing, which may or may not have been necessary, but I think it gave me a little more slack as well. The new battery was a bit shorter, so that made things a bit easier also.