When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
There is no need to do any of this for a quick battery change.
Didn't know if our trucks were any different, but I did a quick battery change in my '04 and the idle was so screwed up, the truck kept stalling until it re-learned its fuel trim and idle setting.