Metal piece on battery

[lexdred]

As I was driving home from work tonight my car freaks out and lights start going off and on and all that good stuff. I put it in park and check my battery, which is in my trunk, and sure enough my battery cover gave way to a piece of metal I had back there, and now it’s stuck. I attempted to move it with pliers and a pair of gloves, but as soon as it budged it sparked big time. Any suggestions? I can post pictures in the AM once I wake up.

[shorod]

If it sparks when you try to remove it, that suggests there is some space between it and at least one of the battery terminals. Any chance you can slide something non-conductive between it and the terminal while you work to remove it?


-Rod