Pastelweiß
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The mechanic who looks after both my bug and bus is a little stumped so thought I'd see if any of you guys had suffered from the same thing.
Couple of weeks ago took the bus down to T2D to get lowered (super chaps by the way) and en route the alternator strap decided to snap. T2D diagnosed a buggered alternator, and popped a new strap on there to help get me home. Which I did with the aid of the RAC in the end after this one also snapped.
Back in Leeds I had a new alternator fitted complete with strap number three, and everything was fine until we were coming back from Salisbury on Sunday, when it decided to snap again half way up the M1. Not only did that strap go, but also the one that holds the coil to the fan housing also snapped (something that John at Beetle People in Leeds hasn't seen happen in 40 years of working on them apparently!).
Clearly there has to be some crazy level of vibration going on to keep snapping these things, but everything is bolted down nice and secure.
Anyone got any ideas? One of these days I'd quite like the bus to make it home under it's own steam rather than on the back of a recovery truck!!
Cheers,
Jonny
Couple of weeks ago took the bus down to T2D to get lowered (super chaps by the way) and en route the alternator strap decided to snap. T2D diagnosed a buggered alternator, and popped a new strap on there to help get me home. Which I did with the aid of the RAC in the end after this one also snapped.
Back in Leeds I had a new alternator fitted complete with strap number three, and everything was fine until we were coming back from Salisbury on Sunday, when it decided to snap again half way up the M1. Not only did that strap go, but also the one that holds the coil to the fan housing also snapped (something that John at Beetle People in Leeds hasn't seen happen in 40 years of working on them apparently!).
Clearly there has to be some crazy level of vibration going on to keep snapping these things, but everything is bolted down nice and secure.
Anyone got any ideas? One of these days I'd quite like the bus to make it home under it's own steam rather than on the back of a recovery truck!!
Cheers,
Jonny