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How the F do you remove the battery base?

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Old 10-14-2010
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How the F do you remove the battery base?

Is the base/tray welded???
 
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I think it's spot welded. It's a little larger then it looks, it runs down a bit.
 
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Originally Posted by rolsmojave3
I think it's spot welded. It's a little larger then it looks, it runs down a bit.
I bought a new battery but its a bit to tall because it sits on top of the corners of the tray. Using a hammer now, will post results
 
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why didnt you take the battery back and get the correct size one
 
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Originally Posted by dixie_boysles
why didnt you take the battery back and get the correct size one
Wanting more crank and reserve power, the small ones were 675 and less
 
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Well I got it to fit

Just need to take down the little corner towards the fender to make it perfect.
 
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I was gonna say seth got his out so he could fit 2 red tops. ask him. but nevermind.
 
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whats the specs on that? why not spend more on a sealed battery?
 
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