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alternator question
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 15:45
by e3
i have just got a 2nd hand alternator , on the pulley at the end is it supposed to have a dent in it? its not uniform all the way around , it has a dip in the pulley ?
this is not the alternator but something like what it looks like:
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Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 15:49
by 1664
I'm not sure but it can hardly be accidental as both 'dents' are exactly equal and opposite. Can't see it being anything other than design but why I don't know.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 17:26
by kevtherev
I don't think so..
mine hasn't nor did the previous one.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 17:30
by Ian Hulley
That pulley's tatered , why not swap it for the one that's coming off ?
Ian.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 18:24
by Mr Bean
Ian Hulley wrote:That pulley's tatered , why not swap it for the one that's coming off ?
Ian.
It looks to me as though someone has gripped it with pliers or something so as to undo the nut. Now there could be a little challenge in itself!
Cheers
Smiffy
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 19:11
by CovKid
The equivalent of using molegrips to squeeze a zit - youch
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 19:11
by trikepete
chuck it in the bin and use the one off your old one
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 21:37
by e3
trikepete wrote:chuck it in the bin and use the one off your old one
i just bought it, is it definitly a fault.? i could use it for the exchange unit for a new one couldnt i?
thanks for replies .
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 21:41
by kevtherev
if you have a vice then use it to remove the useless pulley.. and fit the pulley off your old alternator
or trade it for a new one
Posted: 20 Oct 2008, 21:45
by e3
ok thanksverymuch
Posted: 21 Oct 2008, 06:49
by 1664
Should've kept me gob shut...........
