03-02-2012, 10:47 AM
Right well cleaned it all up and put the belt back on but the alternator pulley heats up so fast and so much its burning itself out.
To explain how extreme it got, I had the engine running for 15 seconds till it started smoking, then turned the engine off, for 3 minutes afterwards, it was boiling off brake cleaner immediately when sprayed!?
This may have been the source of my squeak all along and now the bearings have died? cant tell where the horrendous squeal is coming from but now that it smokes like a chimney leads me to believe the alternator pulley is dead.
So how do I replace the alternator?
Do I,
Remove coolant expansion tank
Remove power steering pump
disconnect alternator and unbolt and lift out
? is it that simple or does one of these things involve total dismantling of the engine bay?
Oh and if anyone has an hdi alternator lying around...give me a shout.
Still havent got a new caliper on...
To explain how extreme it got, I had the engine running for 15 seconds till it started smoking, then turned the engine off, for 3 minutes afterwards, it was boiling off brake cleaner immediately when sprayed!?
This may have been the source of my squeak all along and now the bearings have died? cant tell where the horrendous squeal is coming from but now that it smokes like a chimney leads me to believe the alternator pulley is dead.
So how do I replace the alternator?
Do I,
Remove coolant expansion tank
Remove power steering pump
disconnect alternator and unbolt and lift out
? is it that simple or does one of these things involve total dismantling of the engine bay?
Oh and if anyone has an hdi alternator lying around...give me a shout.
Still havent got a new caliper on...
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