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Title: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: IrmscherKris on 19 August 2007, 18:37:00

We went out for a good old sunday blat in the MV6.
Whilst cruising in traffic at about 40 clicks I noticed the battery light come on... then off... then on! I best pull up, as I did the PAS went along with the temp nearing 100!  :o

Anyways, we get out and my missus says "it's broke"  ::)
It looks like the bearings in the alternator have collapsed? Is there a way how I could fix this cheap?
Or chould I be off to the scrapper for a 120amp + alternator?

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 August 2007, 19:19:10

Mark DTM did a thread on repairing alternators here's the link :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1153772945

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: sassanach on 19 August 2007, 21:01:47

see how much a scrapper wants if its more than the cost of postage from trowbridge then buy it (im sitting on two)

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: sassanach on 19 August 2007, 21:22:49

b@@lox i meant less (stella is flowing well tonight)

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 August 2007, 21:34:53

Easy enough to change the bearings on them with a bearing puller.......and they are a standard off the shelf bearing.

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: IrmscherKris on 19 August 2007, 22:08:56

Thanks guys!

I think I'll go to Bosch in the morning (5 min walk) and see about bearings, looks like it only needs 2?

I found this (which made me go and take it off now!)
http://www.rangerovers.net/repairdetails/electrical/boschaltrepair.htm

Before now normally I would just bin it and grab another - this way it's prob going to cost me a £10nr!

sassanach: I'll see what happens and post back. Thanks

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 20 August 2007, 08:20:34

Dont go to Bosch, go to a bearing factors....much cheaper.

Title: Re: break! My alternator has gone FUBAR!
Post by: IrmscherKris on 20 August 2007, 09:58:52

There's an electrical factors the same distance away, should I go there instead?