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 Need Help Changing Alternator....
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tony16v
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Joined: 25 Oct 2004
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:26 am

Hello,

Can anyone help me?

I need to change the alternator on my R19 16V (ph2), can anyone give me a guide to doing it or any tips and tricks to make it go as smoothly as possible. I've had a look and haven't got an idea where to start?

cheers

Tony.
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:07 am

need 16mm, 10mm and 13mm bits


remove the alt belt, then loosen off the tensioner, then remove the 16mm nuts and bolts that hold the alt on, then remove the side brackety thing from the inlet manifold, you need to loosen the power steerign pumps top 2 bolts so you can slide the plate out, then the alts free.

Some will say remove the headlight but if you do actually get the headlight out without smashing it, the removal doesn't really help in swappign the alt.
tony16v
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:48 am

thanks for the reply Chris.

Whats the easist way to get the alt belt off? slide it off the power steering pully?

is the tensioner the 'L' shape bracket thing?

thanks Tony.
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:56 am

yep the l shaped thingy.

you need to undo the 13mm nuts on the bracket then wind in the tensionign screw, you also need to loosen the lower alt bracket 16mm bolt so the alt actually moves.

THne just slide it off the water pump pulley, the smooth one.
tony16v
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:16 am

that's great, thanks for the info.

I'll let you know how I get on.
Chet T16
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 5:12 pm

I found takin out the headlight helped with access a bit.
Neal
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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:33 pm

me too
tony16v
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 12:57 am

Cheers guy's, I'll keep that in mind when I do it.

If I were to take the headlight out whats sort of job is it?
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:01 am

4 10mm nuts that never come off so smash the headlight in then you can break the plastic.

Or remove the bumper again no doubt breakign somehting as they rust right up then lever the headlight with a screwdriver then you can undpo the nuts.
Neal
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 10:58 am

Chris H wrote:
4 10mm nuts that never come off


mine came off without any hint that they might ever get stuck... as always with these cars, luck of the draw it would seem.
Chris H
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 11:03 am

weather condictions may have something to do with it as well I suppose.

Up here I have only ever managed to just unscrew a headlight, that was on a ph1 in the scrappy with a new headlight!

Up here the weathers worse and theres more salt etc used on the road.

There is also more trouble with hinge pins up here, again more rain dribbling onto them I suppose.
JB
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 2:19 pm

aye mine unscrewed ok.....
Chet T16
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Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 4:10 pm

Mine too lol
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 3:14 am

blah blah

ask anyone with a car in scotland
JB
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:19 am

lol wasnt sayin u were lying chris.
Chet T16
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 5:47 am

Looks like 3:1 odds that chris was WRONG on a tech question. OH MY GOD!!!
Chris H
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Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 6:45 am

ok whatever...
tony16v
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:31 am

Just a quick note to say thanks for the info.

I changed the alternator last week, and most things went OK, the only problem I had was one of the power steering bolts, the one behind the pullie. In the end I had to bend a spanner to get on to it!

PS, I didn't remove the headlight, but I did remove the black plastic cover, to give a little extra room.

thanks again

Tony.
JB
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:00 am

funny...the garage that did mine yrs ago said they had to bend a spanner...
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:11 am

well I just used the open end of the spanner and it does the job. the cranked spanners you buy are cranked enough to get it.
JB
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Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:02 am

i done even know which one it is so cant comment.
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