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post Feb 13, 2005 - 3:07 AM
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Yota



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I have an Optima Red Top Battery. I've had it for like 6 months and have never had a problem with it...

But a couple days ago, my car wouldn't start, and I popped the hood and the battery was literally hanging off the platform is rests on! So, I slid it back on top and reconnected the wires and started the car. But then everday, the same thing would happen!

Tonight I disconnected the battery and removed the plastic 'tray' that the battery sits on and torqued the tiedown as hard as I could. It slides a little, but not near as much as it did. And for temporary purposes, I took a shoelace and tied it around the battery to the radiator support beam until I have time to really try to figure out whats causing it to slide so bad.

Any ideas to help prevent this?


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Posts in this topic
- Yota   Battery sliding?   Feb 13, 2005 - 3:07 AM
- - Mynzeyes   i stuck my redtop behind the rear seats...   Feb 13, 2005 - 3:39 AM
- - slipgun   is there no way to get a clamp that will fit? I kn...   Feb 13, 2005 - 10:29 AM
- - Yota   What do you mean by universal clamps? Are you talk...   Feb 13, 2005 - 12:02 PM
- - vangSTa_celica   Duct tape Actually, did you make sure your batte...   Feb 13, 2005 - 12:06 PM
- - slipgun   I mean like this one. See the red clamp?   Feb 13, 2005 - 10:52 PM
- - dstrbcelica   i see the red clamp. -dstrb   Feb 13, 2005 - 10:56 PM
- - slipgun   Pretty hard to miss I guess   Feb 13, 2005 - 10:58 PM
- - dstrbcelica   yes. it's VERY hard to miss. w00t -dstrb   Feb 13, 2005 - 11:01 PM


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