Sunday, May 24, 2026

Re-drilled Hole for Left Battery Box

Today I performed a minor procedure on droid #1. There are two drywall screws that secure the battery boxes to the foot shells. After recently recently addressing some sag on the foot shells, one of those screws started getting a little out of line, to the point that it wanted to pull back out if I hit a bump while driving. I decided to redrill the hole adjacent to the original hole, while also relieving some of the stress.

First, I removed the screw that was just to the right of the dark gray PVC stick.



Next, I clamped the battery box so that it was flush with the foot shell.



I then drilled a pilot hole through the PVC stick on battery box and foot shell behind it.



I then relocated the drywall screw into the new hole. It self-threads as it goes through the PVC battery boxes and foot shells. As I said, this was a minor procedure. Very minor.



Looks good to me.



I'll get a better idea how well this worked the next time I take him on a bumpy drive, but I think this should resolve the issue.

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