Gregory Mitch Daughtry wrote:
> 
> I need to replace my primary battery underneath the passenger seat in my '87
> Westy.
> 
> Trouble is, I can't get my hands or even a finger down inside the battery
> compartment to get it out.  The battery just barely sits inside the comparment.
> There is no handle on the battery, and nothing to grab on top but the posts.
> 
> Can anyone reccommend a neat trick to get the bugger out of there?  How about a
> trick to make sure that it will be easy to get it out in a few years should I
> need to replace it again?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> --
> - Greg Daughtry -

Greg,

I have a battery puller taht looks like a strap with a hole on either
end.  The holes go over the posts and the strap becomes a handle.. It's
an old tool, got it from my Dad.  The downfall is that you're lifting
the battery by the posts.

Hotch
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