205 GRD Battery - tools?

Hello everyone,

I've just got a lovely little 205 GRD, needs the battery charging
before I take her for her MOT. Does anyone know exactly what tools I
need to buy to take the battery out? I'm fairly sure the positive
terminal is 10mil but there's a clamp down the side of the battery,
what size is this? Do I need a bar or anything to get to it or will a
long enough spanner do?

I'm a bit of a spanner myself so please help?

 

If it starts okay why not just take it for a good run and charge it up
that way. If it's still not holding a decent charge after a long run
then it probably needs changing.

 

I'd rather not do that, I would imagine it's bad for the alternator (as
it's designed to keep the battery topped up, not charge it from flat).
Plus it doesn't have an MOT so I can't really take it for a run. The
battery really is completely flat, jump-started it and left it running
for an hour or so (not driving it anywhere) and the lights wouldn't
even come on full brightness afterwards, so it does need a good charge.

I just want to know how to remove the battery, the terminals are
definitely 10mil but there's another bolt somewhere I need to undo, and
I can't find it, I can see one but that seems to hold the battery tray
itself to the chassis.

Help?

 

Take the advice of daddy Freddy, he is totally correct ,,,
Jump start it and leave it running for 15-20 mins, thats all it needs,
who ever told you that its bad for the alternator is talking crap,
Fitzy

 

Maybe if I give it some revs for 20 minutes or so that would be better.
I'll try that tommorow. Like I say I left it idling for a bit and that
didn't charge it (but I wouldn't be suprised if the alternator doesn't
charge very well at idle). She was sitting for about 4 months without
ever being started before I got her.

 

just leave it ticking over for a short time should do the job.and who
told you its bad for the alternator is talking crap, so just let it tick
over for 15-20-30 mins. then take it for its M.O.T.

 

If you have previously left it idling and the battery did not maintain the
charge, then the battery must be suspect, time to
change the battery,
you said you don't think the alt, is charging very well on idle,
Well as long as the battery warning light is OUT,,,, then its charging,
Fitzy

 

Give it a good run..that will sort it out.

 

Give it a good run..that will sort it out.

 

Right - the battery is definitely cooked - started it today and left it
running for half an hour whilst revving it up every now and then and
there are only 6 volts in the battery after trying to start it (it just
clicked, didn't even turn over). So I still need to know what tools are
required to get the thing out, to change it...

 

Probly 10mm to undo the leads and 13 mm to release it from the tray.
chris Addlestone

 

As Chris said, the 13mm will be for a bolt that's down the side of the
battery holding it to its tray, you may well not even need to remove the
bracket all the way, sometimes if you loosen it enough you can ease the
battery to one side and lift it out.
Depending on access to this bolt a 13mm sock on an extension bar may be of
help.
Gary

 

So have you replaced it yet? or is it going to be done in the week ?
chris ADDLESTONE SURREY

 

replaced it, it's fine now the bolt holding the bracket was a right
bastard to get off, managed it eventually though. cheers for your help
people.

 

glad to hear you got it sorted out
Gary