At 11:35 AM -0500 6/26/02, Roy Olynick wrote:
>Just the other day, I had the "pleasure" of removing the battery
>from my '87 Westy.
>

        [snip]

>
>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!

        OR...you could by a replacement battery that comes with a handle
        attached. After having struggled to remove the original battery
        (or the DPO's cheap replacement) in my Vanagons, I've always
        always installed a replacement with the handle built-in.

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