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[tigers_gonads]

Thats why I think i'll cheat and just change the regulator 

If I splashed out on a new (recon) one, it would outlive the car 

[a2reed]

Just replaced mine and I can tell you that an 11mm ring spanner is essential....you see the 2 bolts holding the alt on mine were one way and then the other ..... the torx head being behind the alt on the top bolt and an 11mm ring spanner fits perfectly and is small enough to get in there....the other end of that bolt is a 16mm(?) nut that you can get to easily............

The other bolt is straight forward ... get the car on ramps and take off the black protective panel underneath (4 x 10mm bolts) then you can get at the bottom one

One last thing make sure there are no children around as you might find you take on a temporary bout of uncontrolable swearing!!!

[dbug]

one bolts a bit of a git, and done by feel and a lot of swearing

Tell me about it - guess you mean the top one - need fingers the thickness of a pencil!!  And plenty of plasters!!

[Andy H]

I just took the bagpipes out on my 2.6 and worked from above. Don't recall it being particularly difficult.