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Subject:Aux battery removal
From:PB
Date:Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:17:24 -0700

Sorry - I know this is elementary, but I'd appreciate a virtual helping
hand.

I have now removed the seat, and the rectangular plate overlaps about 2
inches over the battery cavity.  I couldn't get the seat to swivel.  I
guess I could remove the passenger seat and see what's different.  The
Bentley and the original user manual that I have do not mention anything
about the rectangular plate overlapping the aux battery cavity (and
couldn't find it on the samba) and I'm not sure of how to remove it.
Here's a link to a  photo
<http://s74.photobucket.com/user/edtech2000/media/Westy%20Batteries/IMG_0552.jpg.html>.
Does everything look normal, or was it modified?  It's probably easy to
remove, but I don't know exactly how the plate is attached.
Thanks  again,
Patti
90 Westy Automatic
Los Angeles
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 3:40 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Turn the seat base 180 degrees. A battery post clamp lifting strap will
> make this job a lot easier.
>
> Dennis,
> From my Windows phone.
> ------------------------------
> From: PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: ‎6/‎30/‎2017 6:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Aux battery removal
>
> I need to remove my aux battery, but after I remove the seat, how would I
> move the pedestal back to free the battery?  I'm not very experienced
> working on my van, so I’d like to know before I remove the seat.  (Already
> saw GoWesty video on seat removal.)
>
>
> By the way, the driver seat swivel seems to be stuck.  It should move 90
> degrees, and I believe I have swiveled it in the past, but can’t move it
> now.   Passenger side easily swivels 180 degrees.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Patti
>
> 90 Westy Automatic
>
> Los Angeles
>
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