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General => General Technical => Topic started by: interloper393 on February 17, 2007, 08:50:22 PM

Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: interloper393 on February 17, 2007, 08:50:22 PM
K guys i want to remove this and polish her up, is it a case of unbolting or are there lots of measurements for the belts n things id have to write down? dont wanna blow ma engine up lol.. also can these be taken apart i.e the casings come off easyly without bits n spring pinging all over ma gargae?

cheers:WaveBye
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: mikeyh on February 17, 2007, 11:01:58 PM
so your not selling your car now then m8???
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: interloper393 on February 17, 2007, 11:12:58 PM
Im doing the car to the way i want it bud, if a buyer pops up, then maybe, aint selling for silly money, plus have the starlet to sell to make a few pennys :D
Any idears on the alternator man?
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: mikeyh on February 17, 2007, 11:22:48 PM
hi m8
removing the belts a piece p**s
just feel how tight it is now and hwen u go to put it back on just make its about the same tightness but not too tight.
its not a bad thing to try to do.

u no going to crail tomorrow?
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: interloper393 on February 17, 2007, 11:27:45 PM
wish i cud, im aiming for the march meet defo bud, have an operation to get through, admitted tomoz :(
You heading to crail then lol..
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: mikeyh on February 17, 2007, 11:52:05 PM
yeah should be fun see if i can get car into fast car lol
hope its a flames out the exhaust shot
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: n4bes on February 17, 2007, 11:58:12 PM
Wot time you going through at mikey............???
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: allstaruk on February 18, 2007, 11:39:02 AM
Alternator is easy to remove, just be carefull of the vac lines around it there easy to split.

I\'m in the process of trying to get mine appart to paint it.

alan
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: arrouk on February 18, 2007, 12:10:17 PM
its easy to split the alternator. putting it back togeather is another matter, i got 2 small allen keys and slid them through the holes on the back to hald the bushes back while you slide the internals back into the rear housing.........its obvious when you have it in bits and realise that the holes are there.

matt
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: peterwolds on February 18, 2007, 12:44:15 PM
Quote from: arroukits easy to split the alternator. putting it back togeather is another matter, i got 2 small allen keys and slid them through the holes on the back to hald the bushes back while you slide the internals back into the rear housing.........its obvious when you have it in bits and realise that the holes are there.

matt
Cheers Matt that will come in handy got a polished alternator on its way shortly - think thats last bling for the bay just put chromed battery box on this morning to replace crapy black plastic one
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: arrouk on February 18, 2007, 12:47:05 PM
you shouldnt need to split it if its already polidheed pete, ive just posted on your other thread.

matt
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: ssn11 on March 25, 2008, 05:54:08 PM
er ooppss a think av messed up removing the alternator and it moved the rotors a think just heard a wee wooshh coming out engine as av pushed it all round
 
have a messed up ma timing???
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: arrouk on March 25, 2008, 06:17:01 PM
shouldnt make any differance the the engine mate, if you still have the air pump you may just have pumped a little air through the egv (i think thats what its called, the valve on the inside of the LIM)

hth
matt
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: ssn11 on March 25, 2008, 06:20:46 PM
yer still got that conected, its jsut all the belts moved round quite a bit (it wont me that did it) jsut thought it might of messed up the timings... and if have is it easy to sort
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: Jit on March 25, 2008, 06:32:01 PM
you cant mess up the timing on an FD
Its all electronic...
Title: Removing/polishing the alternator
Post by: ssn11 on March 25, 2008, 06:33:56 PM
sweet thanks for that lads was all most in tears dont know how going say sorry for throwing a wrench at ma wee bro lol....
 
thanks