What's the trick on lifting out the Battery?

[WardL]

JHV48, you are so right. I manned up and ripped the sucker out! Thanks, feels good.... Now I need a battery charger? Ha, ha, ha.....

[jhv48]

Originally Posted by WardL

JHV48, you are so right. I manned up and ripped the sucker out! Thanks, feels good.... Now I need a battery charger? Ha, ha, ha.....

Good job Ward. Now, when you put it back, either use a battery strap or place a piece of strong flexible rubber or plastic under the battery so that both ends extend out of the battery box. That way you can use the ends to lift it out easier the next time. Still an awkward position to lift.

[Blas]

Not a bad idea to also add one of those battery acid mats at the bottom of the fiberglass battery compartment. Also, if you contact me offline with your email address, I'll send you a few photos of a nice battery hold down clamp design I came up with for the Superformance MKIII's. Parts are available locally and are dirt cheap... Yes I know the battery is a snug fit to begin with left and right, forward & backward, but the battery does bounce up and down in the battery box...

[akfish]

WardL check these out.......I have # 1202 cc

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[mattpatt]

I have an Optima with the strap. No problems (and I'm a wimp).

Thinking about this I wonder if drilling say a one inch hole in the bottom of the battery box at the center of the battery location would work better. You could push the battery out from under the car (need 2 people to do this). The hole could be sealed with a rubber grommet. Just a crazy thought.

[WardL]

I got the battery out ok, but it was DEAD. Battery Tender people sent me a new Battery Tender, fine, but battery still dead! The garage at work charged up my battery and now the tender will keep it charged. I did put a strap around it to make it easy to extract. My SPF battery box has a small hole in the bottom already and I assume it is to allow liquid to drain out if it gets in there. Still wonder if hole in bottom of battery box is necessary. Thanks for all the help. Now if it would just stop raining!

[D-CEL]

So I too had to replace my battery recently and like most I found it a PITA to remove the battery because of its weight , location and no strap!. So while I had the battery out I decided to fix it once and for all.
I started by cutting a 1.5” diameter hole in the center of the floor of the battery box with a whole saw.
Then I cut a .125 thick stainless plate to fit in the bottom of the box with about 1” of clearance on the sides.
I centered it in the bottom box and traced around the hole id cut.
I took it out flipped it over and welded a 1” long , ½-13, flush head, cap screw in the center of my marked location.
I got a 10” long piece of steel tube (I think it was about 1-1/8?) and welded a ½-13 nut into the end.
When you need to pull the battery you just disconnect the cables, screw the tube onto the bottom of the plate in the battery box and put your floor jack under the tube and jack it up and out of the hole.

If anyone is interested I’ll take some pics

Jason

[ACademic]

For those textually challenged by what Jason just described, here's a pic of essentially what he built (albeit not edible):

[Blas]

Battery Lifting/Carrying Strap
KD Tools - Part # 205
O'Reilly Auto Parts
$7.00

[D-CEL]

Yes....steve it is essentially battery flavored push-up
But it was $7.00 cheaper than the strap and i got to spend an hour working on the cobra! Hehe!