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Subject:Re: Removing the battery from a 91 Westfalia
From:Kim Brennan
Date:Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:24:13 -0500

Also, put the vehicle in gear, and release the emergency brake before you rotate the seat, otherwise you'll mess up the handle on the emer brake lever.

On Nov 11, 2011, at 11:36 PM, JordanVw@aol.com wrote:

> he is talking about a westy here folks...seems everyone else is failing to
> mention you have to rotate the seat so it faces the rear of the van and
> then  slide it to the dash...  passenger vans you just slide the seat up..
> westys are different...
>
> i have seen WAY too many battery boxes bent/cut/destroyed because of DPO's
> who dont know you have to flip the seat around to get the battery out of a
> westy.....

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