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Old 06-07-2014, 10:19 AM   #1
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Default ?Best way to repair corroed battery supports?

I pulled my old batteries today to replace them
the support angles (all aluminum) are badly corroded, as would be expected for aluminum! Why would they do that without some sort of box or tray????

Anyway, what are some good ways to fix it, short of cutting out and re-welding? I don't have a welder, and would like to avoid taking the cart someplace.

Someone has previously laid in some 1 inch aluminum angle pieces to bridge above the factory angles. I think the acid has just gotten between the two angles and cuased crevice corrosion..... regardless, with this bridging, I think it's structurally sound enough as is, just doesn't seem to help future corrosion.....

I was thinking about maybe doing the same thing, but completely bedding the new angle in epoxee or caulk.

What have you done?
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Old 06-07-2014, 01:49 PM   #2
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I just cut mine out and riveted in some new ones .....(no welder either)
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Old 06-07-2014, 03:55 PM   #3
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alum angle from home depot and pop riveted it in. got a can of bed liner spray and coated it all with that
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Old 06-07-2014, 06:13 PM   #4
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X3 on the angle and rivets - fixed several that way.
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Old 06-07-2014, 07:31 PM   #5
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don't forget to drill the holes for the battery hold downs before you put them in ......
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Old 06-07-2014, 07:54 PM   #6
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ah rivets..... didn't think of that. That'll work, thanks!
I was thinking of bedliner spray or something, but i wondered if it would be more of a problem if a crack or pinhole developed.
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Old 06-08-2014, 03:12 PM   #7
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I was thinking of bedliner spray or something, but i wondered if it would be more of a problem if a crack or pinhole developed.
been a few years now and still holding up
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Old 06-08-2014, 03:16 PM   #8
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great, thanks for thge tip. Just picked up the supplies today.

Swan, I see in your sidebar pic, that you do a little "off roading". In my cart, the batterys sit between these aluminum angles, with their bottoms completely open. Did you put any sort of skid plate unde rthe batteries?
I don't figure on any hard core off roading, but I can certainly imagine the kids running of a stick or something taht oculd cause me grief. I was actually suprised that the cart was made this way, with no pan or skid plate to protect the batteries......
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nope mines open on the bottom , never had a problem .

I moved my center two batteries forward when I re did mine to put my 12 volt aux battery under the seat

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