battery size and holder

Posted by James Shotwell on September 08, 1998 at 22:53:32

I finally pulled up my floorboard to grease the slider zerk today and discovered my battery APPEARS not to fit very well in the box. Looks as if someone jerry-rigged it.From the bottom it looks like pictures in parts catalogs.(rememberthis is my first model A)However from the top there is nothing holding the battery in place.As a result the battery has shifted at bit and the clutch touches the end of the battery and the brake linkage is rubbing the side of the battery. Neither appear to be hurting the battery. My battery is a 6V Exide Commercial, size is 6 3/4 inches by 10 inches. Is that the correct size battery? (high is ok)
From the top I see 4 LONG bolts coming from below.From below I see the X with a square plate in the middle.
If I have the wrong size battery I want to fix that problem before I bend and form things to make it all fit. The battery was put in just before I bought car, say 4 months ago.
I was planning to order the sq holddown battery top I saw in parts catalog but without knowing correct size I might be wasting money and time.thanks for any help.....

Follow Ups:
Re: battery size and holder Marco September 10, 1998 at 02:39:09(0)
Re: battery size and holder John Icenhower September 09, 1998 at 22:45:34(0)
Re: battery size and holder Tim Wildey September 09, 1998 at 07:40:40(0)
Re: battery size and holderand other things Joe September 09, 1998 at 07:02:41(2)
Re: battery size and holderand other things Rick Black September 09, 1998 at 19:46:06(0)
Re: battery size and holderand other things Glen Weilbaker September 09, 1998 at 07:46:19(0)

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