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Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 25, 2006, 07:13:33 PM

anyone know any decent site's with instructions? i dont really know what im doing here... im just taking stuff apart trying to get it out haha

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: Shane on April 25, 2006, 07:34:23 PM

http://www.airspeedparts.com/tech/technical.htm (http://www.airspeedparts.com/tech/technical.htm)

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: jim martin on April 25, 2006, 07:48:35 PM

if you are converting from a generatoryou may need to add a shim or two behind the lower pulley

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 25, 2006, 07:49:08 PM

wow, i should have looked for that i guess. thanks

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 25, 2006, 07:50:01 PM

actually there is an alternator in there already, its just shot i have no idea how old it is

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 25, 2006, 08:04:17 PM

i found what i was looking for here

http://www.vw-resource.com/alternator.html (http://www.vw-resource.com/alternator.html)

in case any other newbies are wondering

...and hey, if the belt isnt turning at all, should i be replacing the flywheel?
tanner

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: silas on April 26, 2006, 12:18:45 AM

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...and hey, if the belt isnt turning at all, should i be replacing the flywheel?
tanner

did you get it sorted out?

i'm not sure i understand your question.

is the belt on the crankshaft pulley and the alt pulley and it wont turn? if it's too tight, you'll want to swap some shims. you want about 1/2\" of belt deflection.

 

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 26, 2006, 11:05:54 AM

figuring it all out today, thanks

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 26, 2006, 01:28:53 PM

replacing my alt... i can't get the fan shroud off! this is my first time doing any of this... but i've taken off everything in the way, and taken off the bolts at the sides of the shroud... but i can barely lift it a half inch! is theere somthing else holding this in? thanks

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: Russ on April 26, 2006, 02:20:50 PM

are you trying to take the whole shroud out?
make sure the strap around the alternator is removed.
i think the last time i did it i removed the bolts into the shroud holding the alternator and fan assembly in place.i can't remember if i removed the alt. stand or not.
then you should be abler to pull the whole assembly out

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: red snapper on April 26, 2006, 02:21:21 PM

Go underneith the car and look up on the passenger side. Above the heater box there is a round piece that is still probably connected. I beleive it goes straight through the cylinder tin and is attatched to the fan flaps. I cant remember what the part is called. Good luck.

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: Geoff on April 26, 2006, 03:36:15 PM

Did you buy the alt kit from us? All our kit's come with instructions.

As for the shroud not coming off, Like Brian mentioned you may have the heater flaps still connected. You may want to think about getting a manual. We have some cheap ones that will save you a lot of time and money.
Geoff.
 

Title: Alternator Installation
Post by: tanman on April 29, 2006, 10:48:17 AM

hey guys thanks for all your help. as i said, im new, this was the first time ive takin the shroud off, as well as everything else out to get the alt out. it ended up working out fine, i just lifted it enough to get it out. started up great as soon as everything was back together. a few more things to do and shes done! (for now)