Alternator fan and pulley replacement

[Ginothy]

Hi all,

I just bought a new alternator for my van but need to swap over the fan and pulley from my old one to the new one (new one is fan/pulley-less). Trouble is I can't work out how to get the flippin' things off of my old alternator, is there a way of stopping the alternator from spinning whilst you work on removing parts from the shaft? I've attached pictures of the parts to this message:

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Any help you can offer would be great, need to get the van on the road by the morning ideally.

Tim

[California Dreamin]

Prabably not much help but we used to 'Gun' them off...1/2 inch CP air gun.....I guess your local tyre fitters or garage would do this for a 'drink'.

Martin

[Oldiebut goodie]

I hold the alternator pulley with an old belt and a lever with my foot! Never failed yet.

[Ginothy]

Thanks Martin, might try my luck with that first thing in the morning if I can't sort something tonight. Suggestions still welcome...

[Oldiebut goodie]

Do it now. Why wait?

[Ginothy]

Ta for the tip, but no luck as yet. Tried the belt technique but my belts just keep slipping. Difficult to keep the alternator still, maybe if I can keep it steady it might work.

[California Dreamin]

Like I say...about a minutes work with an air gun.

Martin

[docklad]

I'd go with the above.........why struggle?

[Hacksawbob]

I used a chain on a socket oil filter remover to hold it with a rag to stop the pulley getting damaged.

[Ginothy]

Cheers everyone for your help. I don't have an air gun at home but may have to put it down on my wishlist if I ever have a garage big enough! Just took it to the garage first thing as suggested and they changed it over for me in 5 mins.

[docklad]

see