Currently stuck at Taunton Dean on the M5 awaiting the AA due to the discovery of one of my top pulleys halves has sheared in two. Pic to follow. Anyone ant ideas what may have caused it? Belt was fine and the pulley was just laying in the rear apron. I guess it's all the work the van has been doing today, up and down those Devon hills loaded up with family, bikes and camping gear.
ToP pulley sheared in two.
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Loxy
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Wrong number of shims used?
The unused ones should be fitted under the nut. Iirc there should be 9, theres a thread on here about it.
The unused ones should be fitted under the nut. Iirc there should be 9, theres a thread on here about it.
Araon
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rpp123456 said:
Poor after market quality
misalligned genny
overly tight belt
missing shims
vwvanman0
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Mine did this too,although it sheared all the way around the centre and the outer embedded itself into the alternator!
Put a post on the parts section,
A tenner should see a gen one winging its way to you.
Put a post on the parts section,
A tenner should see a gen one winging its way to you.
Cheers guys. Sounds like it temporally got wedged in the alternator casing shearing the outside of the pulley leaving the centre section insitu. Still sitting here waiting for the tow truck!
Will try and source an OG one and check the shims.
Will try and source an OG one and check the shims.
Gütterßnipe
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I had this happen to me and it knackered my alternator too - expensive job!
I now get mine from RCC import, they sell orig ones on eBay as per link below
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190379752...acat=0&_nkw=190379752299&_rdc=1#ht_3440wt_860
They are £11.25 each but I bought 2 for £16 as you can make an offer!
Good luck
Spence
I now get mine from RCC import, they sell orig ones on eBay as per link below
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/190379752...acat=0&_nkw=190379752299&_rdc=1#ht_3440wt_860
They are £11.25 each but I bought 2 for £16 as you can make an offer!
Good luck
Spence
I feel your pain!
This happened to me on the return from Briston Volksfest,
it knackered my alternator too.
I am now running a bugpack spin-tru pulley, although will grab a og one at some point.
hope you get sorted soon enough!
This happened to me on the return from Briston Volksfest,
it knackered my alternator too.
I am now running a bugpack spin-tru pulley, although will grab a og one at some point.
hope you get sorted soon enough!
I think i got away with minimal damage to the alternator. Just left a couple of marks where it had obviously caught. Casing and spindle still seem to be solid...so hopefully it'll just be a new pulley. Even the belt was in one piece!
Not so lucky with the AA though - 6 hr wait with kids in back, although they (and i) were fine during the wait, just the wife getting angry, depressed, sad, tired, moaning, do i need to go on! :roll:
Left South Devon at 11.30am arrived home (180miles away) at 12.30am next day. 13 hr journey on top of having to pack up when it was pi55ing down - had better days!!
Not so lucky with the AA though - 6 hr wait with kids in back, although they (and i) were fine during the wait, just the wife getting angry, depressed, sad, tired, moaning, do i need to go on! :roll:
Left South Devon at 11.30am arrived home (180miles away) at 12.30am next day. 13 hr journey on top of having to pack up when it was pi55ing down - had better days!!
