Date:         Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:42:39 -0400
Reply-To:     pdooley <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         pdooley <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Battery hold down unit, removal?
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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Frosted?
For a second there I thought that was a technical term.
I now suppose it is substituted for a vulgarity.

In the future please use "friggin" or "freaking" so as to reduce my mental
strain.


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Tom Buese
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Battery hold down unit, removal?

I  replaced my westy primary battery recently, & had the same issue,
but it eventually came out w/ some wiggling of the battery clamp
piece.  I can't remember what I specifically did, but it did come out
& then I broke the battery strap trying to get a 7-8 year old Die Hard
battery out which was really tightly in there.
I think  I ended up using a BFP- Big Frosted Prybar-  to torque the
battery loose.  There has to be a more professional way, but this is
the only primary battery I have ever had to remove in 7 years of
owning this westy.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ

On Oct 16, 2009, at 2:40 PM, Zoltan wrote:

> I can't take the battery out because that flat bar thing that bolts
> to the body is not coming out.  This is the thing that holds the
> battery down in place, in a Westfalia.  It looks like it supposed to
> be taken out first, then the battery can move forward to be able to
> lift it out.
> I'm moving it sideways, looking for a spot where it may come out,
> but so far nothing.  I don't know the trick.
> Anyone?
> Westfalia battery hold down unit.
> Zoltan