mk2 alternator.

[bretttuk]

Evening all, i am replacing the alternator on mk2 16v Golf ... i have the alternator , it also has power steering.

1 / Am i ok to just replace the alternator tommorrow and wait till my belts arrive on monday morning and then i can just slot the belts on.

2/ Is there anything i need to watch out for when replacing the alt, it seems a simple enough job from looking at it.

3/ Do i need to line anything up with the belts to ensure smooth running ? or can i just put the belts on and thats it...

4/ Can anyone send me the haynes section for the alternator please. brett at aftertheclub.co.uk (replace at with @)

thanks all.

[monzablue16v]

Hi Brett,

1 Yes you can no worries justt leave the bolts loose

2 just remove battery terminals and check pulleys are the same.

3. nope! they all just fit on together

4. sorry can't help on that 1!

[wellfan]

http://volkswagen.msk.ru/vw_doc/eva2/index.html
Look at electrical section for information on alternator

[bretttuk]

Thanks for that, i have started and can see it is all simple enough to take on and off ... what is the process for the belts though

i would assume , there is something i can slacken off to get the belts on and then i make the belts tighter but adjusting something and tightening up everything so all is tight.

brett

[monzablue16v]

The alternator moves to allow you to put the belt on it's the top bolt on the arm and you may need to loosen off the bottom 2 bolts a bit to get it to move it'll make sense when you get your spanner out!!!!

[rubjonny]

Need to loosen the PAS pump too, but I dunno how you do that

[Agreeable Slick]

There is a bracket underneath the car holding the pas pump in position, just loosen the bolt and push it up towards the engine and the belt will be loose.

[Deefadog]

On the pump, if you can't get enough slack with just loosing the tension bolt, you have to loosen the pump!

Straight forward enough, there are about 4 bolts i think, but onr you can't see! it on the right if you look at it and is and at the top, there is a gap and the bolt is down the gap, you'll need an extsion piece on your socket to get at it!

Good luck!