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Title: fitting an alternator
Post by: eyeletboy on 27 July 2005, 18:52

received an alternator from a salvage yard this morning.is it a easy job to fit one?are there any hidden problems that i should look for?it's going on a 91 16v golf.

Title: Re: fitting an alternator
Post by: Deefadog on 27 July 2005, 20:46

I think it's just the one long bolt at the bottom and the tensioner at the top!

Did you get the wire from short bro's?

Title: Re: fitting an alternator
Post by: eyeletboy on 27 July 2005, 21:47

going to take the wire's off tomorrow and take it to my mate who's an auto electrician for him to have a look.he's going to test the 2nd hand alternator also to make sure it's fine.

Title: Re: fitting an alternator
Post by: rubjonny on 28 July 2005, 17:52

Yup 2 bolts, the bottom bolt may have an allen head on it, be carefull when you come to take it out as mine was rounded :(  Managed to hammer a socket on it thogh so all was well.

Just a bit of a tight fit so takes a fair ammount of wiggling to get the old one out and the new one in :)