Battery Question
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From: Dayton Ohio
Battery Question
I recently took my '77 in for some work and a dead battery. The shop put in a new battery as requested...but....there's the problem...sort of. The battery that's in is a new side-terminal one. The battery just fits in that little corvette battery well but requires a contortionist to get it out for winter storage. It doesn't have a lifting handle of any kind. I'm 77 and not as flexible as I used to be so getting it out is really hard. Does anyone know of a way I can make it easier to get the battery out and still have skin left on my knuckles and no strained back muscles? Thanks!!
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From: Charlotte NC
Why are you taking it out of the car ...why not just remove a battery cable.
But to answer your question....I have the tool that grabs the top of the battery...but even with it being in the battery area it is hard to do. So I have made large loops out of nylon cord so I can slide around the battery on each end to lift it with.
SO..I am always happy when and if I need to take one out of a customers Corvette...that I see they have a battery with a built in handle.
Because I DO KNOW that it is ROYAL pain trying to get it out without cutting up my skin in the process IF I do not use my loops to do it....and it does take two hands when using my loops so they do not slide towards each other when I am lifting the battery out and then cause the battery to tilt drastically.
DUB
But to answer your question....I have the tool that grabs the top of the battery...but even with it being in the battery area it is hard to do. So I have made large loops out of nylon cord so I can slide around the battery on each end to lift it with.
SO..I am always happy when and if I need to take one out of a customers Corvette...that I see they have a battery with a built in handle.
Because I DO KNOW that it is ROYAL pain trying to get it out without cutting up my skin in the process IF I do not use my loops to do it....and it does take two hands when using my loops so they do not slide towards each other when I am lifting the battery out and then cause the battery to tilt drastically.
DUB
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Why are you taking it out of the car ...why not just remove a battery cable.
But to answer your question....I have the tool that grabs the top of the battery...but even with it being in the battery area it is hard to do. So I have made large loops out of nylon cord so I can slide around the battery on each end to lift it with.
SO..I am always happy when and if I need to take one out of a customers Corvette...that I see they have a battery with a built in handle.
Because I DO KNOW that it is ROYAL pain trying to get it out without cutting up my skin in the process IF I do not use my loops to do it....and it does take two hands when using my loops so they do not slide towards each other when I am lifting the battery out and then cause the battery to tilt drastically.
DUB
But to answer your question....I have the tool that grabs the top of the battery...but even with it being in the battery area it is hard to do. So I have made large loops out of nylon cord so I can slide around the battery on each end to lift it with.
SO..I am always happy when and if I need to take one out of a customers Corvette...that I see they have a battery with a built in handle.
Because I DO KNOW that it is ROYAL pain trying to get it out without cutting up my skin in the process IF I do not use my loops to do it....and it does take two hands when using my loops so they do not slide towards each other when I am lifting the battery out and then cause the battery to tilt drastically.
DUB
Melting Slicks
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From: Englewood FL
I don't see the need to take the battery out for winter storage. Make sure the battery is fully charged and then disconnect the negative cable after parking the car. With the battery fully charged it will not freeze in unheated storage, and with the battery disconnected it will maintain a charge all winter.
I stored three Corvettes in unheated mini storage garages from mid October thru April during the winter of 2014-15 which was especially cold.
I disconnected the cable after parking them and reconnected the cable in late April and all three cars started.
I stored three Corvettes in unheated mini storage garages from mid October thru April during the winter of 2014-15 which was especially cold.
I disconnected the cable after parking them and reconnected the cable in late April and all three cars started.
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
I recently took my '77 in for some work and a dead battery. The shop put in a new battery as requested...but....there's the problem...sort of. The battery that's in is a new side-terminal one. The battery just fits in that little corvette battery well but requires a contortionist to get it out for winter storage. It doesn't have a lifting handle of any kind. I'm 77 and not as flexible as I used to be so getting it out is really hard. Does anyone know of a way I can make it easier to get the battery out and still have skin left on my knuckles and no strained back muscles? Thanks!!
