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Alternator shaft sheared off - possible cause?
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<blockquote data-quote="KevH" data-source="post: 593840" data-attributes="member: 16451"><p>Long time no post...been busy.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, tootling down the M6 this week at a steady 60, red generator light comes on so I turn off the ignition and coast to the hard shoulder. It is, of course, p***ing down with rain.</p><p></p><p>I open the lid to find that the alternator shaft has sheared at the point where it enters the main body, right between the two pulley halves. </p><p></p><p>Any thoughts on what the cause might have been? The belt tension seemed OK before the trip.</p><p></p><p>The engine was upgraded to 1776 from 1600 in April, but I kept the original alternator. Is that a possible factor? Anybody?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevH, post: 593840, member: 16451"] Long time no post...been busy. Anyway, tootling down the M6 this week at a steady 60, red generator light comes on so I turn off the ignition and coast to the hard shoulder. It is, of course, p***ing down with rain. I open the lid to find that the alternator shaft has sheared at the point where it enters the main body, right between the two pulley halves. Any thoughts on what the cause might have been? The belt tension seemed OK before the trip. The engine was upgraded to 1776 from 1600 in April, but I kept the original alternator. Is that a possible factor? Anybody? [/QUOTE]
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