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Title: ARGH!!!!!!!
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 17 May 2006, 13:04: i hate my poxy bloody alternator!!!! :angry: :angry:

spent most of yesterday rolling around on the floor (alright most of 2 hours) changing the PAS and Drive belt on a mates 8v, then getting on with mine, everything was going well, got the 8v done within the hour, then onto mine, PAS belt off no worries, then the drive belt, went to unscrew the alternator slide bolt and "creak" ......... "SNAP" .......... :angry: cue lots of rude words, shaking of fists and general unhappiness, (all whilst my mates mum was behind me doing some gardening)

I was not impressed. So i thought, ok i will completely take it off and work on from there, off comes the supporting arm, the two mounting bolts and with a bit of jiggery pokery out it comes. Sweet. We break out the welder, weld a nut onto the broken bolt and think, "wicked, problem solved" no such f**king luck, turned and off snapped that aswell. GREAT. :angry: :angry: :angry:

Out comes the power drill, blowtorch, WD40, all to no effect. BASTARD!!!! :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

So now i have to pay for a new alternator and then travel back to where i left it in my mates driveway and refit it all. Absolute cocksausage. I suppose at least it is one less bit to go wrong. :angry: :angry:
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Post by: Dinky on 17 May 2006, 13:11: chin up man chuck...least like u say, ul know that bit is new.. :laugh:
it is p!ssing takin thou wen things constantly seem to go wrong.. had u been nearer, bloke actually has two alternators i think he said..

Dinx :kiss:
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Post by: Neaty on 17 May 2006, 14:11: ah good so its not just me that has bad luck with fixing cars!
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Post by: ToRo on 17 May 2006, 14:39: Unlucky dude :(
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Post by: Dub_Dude_16v on 17 May 2006, 15:12: Agh!! Feel for ya dude, same sort of sh!t that always happens to me! Wish all cars were fitted with anti rust nuts and bolts! :angry:
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Post by: Mk1Mad J - 16v on 17 May 2006, 15:31: Quote from: Dub_Dude on 17 May 2006, 15:12
Agh!! Feel for ya dude, same sort of sh!t that always happens to me! Wish all cars were fitted with anti rust nuts and bolts! :angry:

:smiley: Fit them yourself:- http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Service-Champions - About 98% of the nuts & bolts under my bonnet were replaced for less than Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£30 and i've got loads left over :smug:
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Post by: Tim-Mk2 on 17 May 2006, 18:25: unlucky slick man!.. hope ya get it sorted soon!
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Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 17 May 2006, 22:31: Well its good to see that i'm not the only one that starts a 5 minute job then it turns into a couple of hours :grin:
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Post by: Lewy on 17 May 2006, 23:12: Quote from: Slick#13 on 17 May 2006, 13:04
i hate my poxy bloody alternator!!!!Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :angry: :angry:

spent most of yesterday rolling around on the floor (alright most of 2 hours) changing the PAS and Drive belt on a mates 8v, then getting on with mine, everything was going well, got the 8v done within the hour, then onto mine, PAS belt off no worries, then the drive belt, went to unscrew the alternator slide bolt and "creak" ......... "SNAP" ..........Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :angry: cue lots of rude words, shaking of fists and general unhappiness, (all whilst my mates mum was behind me doing some gardening)

I was not impressed. So i thought, ok i will completely take it off and work on from there, off comes the supporting arm, the two mounting bolts and with a bit of jiggery pokery out it comes. Sweet. We break out the welder, weld a nut onto the broken bolt and think, "wicked, problem solved" no such f**king luck, turned and off snapped that aswell. GREAT.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :angry: :angry: :angry:

Out comes the power drill, blowtorch, WD40, all to no effect. BASTARD!!!!Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:

So now i have to pay for a new alternator and then travel back to where i left it in my mates driveway and refit it all. Absolute c*cksausage. I suppose at least it is one less bit to go wrong.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :angry: :angry:

Stop bloody moaning, this type of cr@p happens every day to me, you try working on dilapidated old trucks all day!!

:laugh: :wink:
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Post by: [han] on 18 May 2006, 00:07: awww i feel for ya, i curse n swear at my car cos in the drivers footwell the kickplate leaks waer, and i get when driving in flip-flops! :laugh:

Hope you get it soted darlin! :) :kiss:
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Post by: Agreeable Slick on 18 May 2006, 00:57: Lol, well Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£130 lighter and 2 hours of farting around later in the dark with a lead light and a floodlight for company, and two mates smoking biftas behind (above) me, i have a re-attatched alternator, and tightened all the belts up nicely, so everything seems to be working just nice now.

Car don't half feel a bit iffy now with full PAS, not so sure about chucking it into corners anymore. Need to learn to drive again i think. Oh well, at least it's done now - well until the next thing goes wrong anyhow.
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Post by: [han] on 18 May 2006, 08:57: Glad ur sorted darl! bet she puts a smileback on ur face! :grin:
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Post by: Ryan on 18 May 2006, 11:22: Can i just say lewy it is not just old trucks you have to work on remember you have had to fix both of my golfs and that was a mission in itself.