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?

i stuck my redtop behind the rear seats...

is there no way to get a clamp that will fit? I know they sell universal clamps at autozone.

What do you mean by universal clamps? Are you talking about universal tie-downs? If so, I bought one and it seemed to help, but not quite enough.

Duct tape >>

Actually, did you make sure your battery housing is clean?

I mean like this one.

See the red clamp?

This post has been edited by slipgun: Feb 13, 2005 - 10:52 PM

i see the red clamp.

-dstrb

Pretty hard to miss I guess >>

yes. it's VERY hard to miss. w00t

-dstrb