David, Did you swivel the seat 180 degrees (if it's a Westy)? And then slide it all the way forward. The Sears Diehard that I have has a thin strap handle that makes removal easy and also slides down on the sides and lies flat so you can put the cover on the battery compartment. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: ==David-M== <dmc@CYBURBAN.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2000 4:13 AM Subject: Battery removal
> I recently had to recharge my battery (my theft alarm went off and > failed to cut out thus draining the battery). > > It was quite a task to get the battery out. First the seat would not > budge. Took me two hours of sweat to get it forward. Then the battery > was very heavy to lift with its housing giving no room to get hands in > to lift it. > > Has anyone come up with a method to make battery removal easier. I > thought of a cradle going under the battery with a handle on each side? > Also, do the seat tracks need greasing to make the seat slide easier? > > |
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