Battery Cover Question

[Houtman_imp]

You need the biggest hammer you can find to crack this nut !
Yes you have to drink lots of beer before you tackle electrical problems , if you get zapped the current will flow better thru your body to exit into the ground.

[j3gq_imp]

Hope it’s not too late, that you didn’t follow earlier advice. Take your mini Dremel, deepen the slot in the screw. Either it comes apart, and your batt box is out, or the deeper slot allows you to turn it with a bigger screw driver. Free advice without patent on it as we don’t write patents on hot water

[syrio_imp]

Hope it’s not too late, that you didn’t follow earlier advice. Take your mini Dremel, deepen the slot in the screw. Either it comes apart, and your batt box is out, or the deeper slot allows you to turn it with a bigger screw driver. Free advice without patent on it as we don’t write patents on hot water

Guess I’m not understanding but how would the screw come apart?

[Cormanus]

syrio, I suspect j3gq meant that either:[ul] [li]you'll deepen the slot enough to be able to get the screw out thereby freeing the box; or[/li] [li]the head will break and the box will come out leving you to figure out how to get the shank of the screw out!
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Good luck!

[tod.branko_imp]

I was attempting to hook up by battery tender to the battery but when I went to remove the battery cover the screw holding in place is stuck. Not sure if someone used thread locker or what as it seems a small screw but I have now succeeded in stripping it.

Since the battery cover itself is plastic, can I just the cut the plastic and basically remove it out around the screw? I think I would have better leverage on the screw without the plastic.

In addition is the cover necessary other than to hold the tool kit? Does the battery actually strap in beneath the plastic cover or does the cover help to hold the battery in place? On other bikes I've owned the battery is usually immediately accessible once the seat is removed. If thats the case I'll probably just cut the cover out for now and be done with it.

Thanks for any help.

Sorry, I just got the hang of this thread. I do not have a battery cover, it just sits there at the bottom of the box, and it's nicely stuck in there because it kinda slides forward under the air box, so no, the battery won't go anywhere and you can remove the cover

'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed

[j3gq_imp]

I suppose the battery cover is there for two good reasons:
- it allows you to store small items, so they don't disappear between the wheels, and
- it ensures that a metal object (tool) cannot make a short between the battery's poles.

[tod.branko_imp]

I suppose the battery cover is there for two good reasons:
- it allows you to store small items, so they don't disappear between the wheels, and
- it ensures that a metal object (tool) cannot make a short between the battery's poles.

I never store anything in the motorcycle, even the tool kit I remove, unnecessary weight, if I am to think I might need it I'll just put it in my bag. The modified toolkit wouldn't fit in the compartment anyways. It basically a puncture repair kit and a mini compressor

'14 CB1100 STD 5 speed