Just the other day, I had the "pleasure" of removing the battery from my '87 Westy. Using a battery strap that grips the battery terminals would work if the battery could be lifted straight up out of the battery box under the passenger seat. Unfortunately, no matter which way the passenger seat turntable was turned, its edge would project every so slightly over the battery box thus interfering with a "straight lift". The battery would catch on the edge of the turntable and the battery strap would lose its grip on the terminals. Removing the passenger seat and turntable made the battery removal a simple process, thus thwarting VW engineers lack of foresight and evil intentions. Before installing the new battery, I suspended it in a length of bicycle tire tube and placed it into the box. To remove the battery next time, I will simply grab the ends of the bicycle tire tube and lift it out. I found this tip in the Vanagon archives and it works great! Roy Olynick '87 VW Westfalia GL (till death do us part) '91 Honda Civic SE '01 Honda Civic LX www.autobahn.mb.ca/~rrh/Westy_Home.htm |
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