I think my battery is completely dead (87 sincere 7-passenger).  It seems fairly straightforward but is there anything in particular I need to know to remove the battery properly?  My local FLAPS has a replacement battery so I am going to remove it, take it for the core charge and install the new one.  The only other time I have done this was on my air-cooled pickup, and that was a while ago.  

I have the day off so I can actually take a little time to do and learn some of my own maintenance.  

Donna, 87 sincere