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Title: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: seamax on February 19, 2011, 04:28:16 PM
went to charge the battery and cannot find that nut for one of the post. I try to fit a screw into there but it won't go in. Thanks.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: jeremy_nash on February 19, 2011, 05:27:09 PM
I've used a regular nut before, after grinding 2 sides down enough to fit inside the terminal on the battery
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: Anaconda on February 19, 2011, 06:24:35 PM
how did you grind it down jeremy_nash? i bought one of those agm batteries and those holes to put a hex nut through is tiny
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: harhar on February 19, 2011, 10:49:06 PM
I was using a nut from a skateboard(the one that holds the trucks to the deck) till I got new ones with my new battery. It worked pretty good and fit snug
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on February 19, 2011, 10:53:39 PM
Can you show a picture of what you need? I'm going to replace Trey's battery tomorrow (someone put in the wrong one that has the drain tube on the wrong side) so while I do that I can look for the screws or nuts you need.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: seamax on February 21, 2011, 08:16:32 AM
Quote from: adidasguy on February 19, 2011, 10:53:39 PM
Can you show a picture of what you need? I'm going to replace Trey's battery tomorrow (someone put in the wrong one that has the drain tube on the wrong side) so while I do that I can look for the screws or nuts you need.


I'll take a pic tonight and post it.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: boggy on February 21, 2011, 01:16:53 PM
I have replaced my battery and still have the old battery with both nut and bolts in if your interested


Boggy :)
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: seamax on February 21, 2011, 03:05:15 PM
Quote from: boggy on February 21, 2011, 01:16:53 PM
I have replaced my battery and still have the old battery with both nut and bolts in if your interested


Boggy :)

My agm battery is still good. I just need one nut. Let me know if you need something otherwise shoot me a PM and I can send you my addy.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on February 21, 2011, 03:11:41 PM
I didn't get Trey's battery replaced Saturday but plan to do it tonight. So I should have the parts if no one else does. He has one of those backwards batteries and I bought a new one for Junior, who ended up not needing it so...... Trey gets it. Funny to see the battery vent tube going from the wrong side, then UP and OVER the battery before it points down to the rear brake on the right side. DUH!
Just found a perfect LEFT side cover in Germany. Those left covers are nearly impossible to find and this one looks nearly perfect. If its on ebay, I can find it.

Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on February 21, 2011, 09:12:45 PM
Replaced Trey's battery. If you want the 2 square nuts and the screws that went with them, just PM me your address. No need to bother over a dollar postage. Pass the favor on to someone else that needs something.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: Anaconda on February 21, 2011, 10:02:35 PM
If seamax doesn't take it adidasguy, I'd be interested in taking the screws and square nuts as I just changed my battery as well, but using 3 washers to keep a temporary screw from drilling into the battery terminal.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on February 21, 2011, 10:35:26 PM
If I don't hear from him by tomorrow night then he probably took the others. I'll let you know.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: seamax on February 22, 2011, 08:13:07 AM
Quote from: adidasguy on February 21, 2011, 10:35:26 PM
If I don't hear from him by tomorrow night then he probably took the others. I'll let you know.

Thanks for the offer addidsguy. Boggy from above is sending me the nut. I bet the above member would appreciate the same offer though.  :thumb:
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on February 22, 2011, 11:36:52 AM
Quote from: Anaconda on February 21, 2011, 10:02:35 PM
If seamax doesn't take it adidasguy, I'd be interested in taking the screws and square nuts as I just changed my battery as well, but using 3 washers to keep a temporary screw from drilling into the battery terminal.

PM me your address

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb442/adidasguy/Assorted/DSC00870b.jpg)
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: The Buddha on February 23, 2011, 07:01:41 AM
Quote from: adidasguy on February 19, 2011, 10:53:39 PM
Can you show a picture of what you need? I'm going to replace Trey's battery tomorrow (someone put in the wrong one that has the drain tube on the wrong side) so while I do that I can look for the screws or nuts you need.


That wrong battery is a buddha idea. Its cheaper ($29) and more readily available (@ walmart) and only precaution you need to take is to route the hose right and get it away from metal. But ofcourse after that buddha started getting wild ideas about putting in a sealed battery sideways, and the rest as they say is history. Or mystery ... whatever.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on February 23, 2011, 11:34:50 AM
Quote from: The Buddha on February 23, 2011, 07:01:41 AM
Quote from: adidasguy on February 19, 2011, 10:53:39 PM
Can you show a picture of what you need? I'm going to replace Trey's battery tomorrow (someone put in the wrong one that has the drain tube on the wrong side) so while I do that I can look for the screws or nuts you need.


That wrong battery is a buddha idea. Its cheaper ($29) and more readily available (@ walmart) and only precaution you need to take is to route the hose right and get it away from metal. But ofcourse after that buddha started getting wild ideas about putting in a sealed battery sideways, and the rest as they say is history. Or mystery ... whatever.
Cool.
Buddha.

Not sure the point of that posting. I am removing a WRONG battery that someone else put in and putting in the correct battery I got at Aurora Suzuki for Junior but Junior's battery was OK so Trey gets it.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: seamax on March 08, 2011, 04:34:25 PM
Quote from: boggy on February 21, 2011, 01:16:53 PM
I have replaced my battery and still have the old battery with both nut and bolts in if your interested


Boggy :)


Thanks a lot Boggy. The nuts an bolts came today alllll the wayyyy from the UK!!! WOW!

I love this board.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: tb0lt on March 08, 2011, 08:00:09 PM
For future reference, it is a common piece of hardware you can pickup at most hardware stores in the UK and US. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=square+nut&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: seamax on March 08, 2011, 09:40:06 PM
Quote from: tb0lt on March 08, 2011, 08:00:09 PM
For future reference, it is a common piece of hardware you can pickup at most hardware stores in the UK and US. http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=square+nut&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

Good to know. I went to Ace and they didn't have it. I need to probably go to a larger place.
Title: Re: anyone have a spare rectangular battery nut I can have?
Post by: adidasguy on March 09, 2011, 07:01:24 PM
Quote from: Anaconda on February 21, 2011, 10:02:35 PM
If seamax doesn't take it adidasguy, I'd be interested in taking the screws and square nuts as I just changed my battery as well, but using 3 washers to keep a temporary screw from drilling into the battery terminal.
Went out in today's mail.