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?
>
>