Stupid question, but could someone please explain how to release tension from the serpantine belt from underneath.
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Stupid question, but could someone please explain how to release tension from the serpantine belt from underneath.
Found this alternator http://www.maniacelectricmotors.com/150ampboalfo11.html
You may not need an alternator --- maybe just the regulator. That was my issue, as with many others on the forum as well. Regulator cost only about $40 iirc. But you do have to drop the Alternator to swap out the regulator.
Ref the pulley, there is a place where you can put a socket wrench and use that as leverage to move the pulley up, releasing tension .. look for it
Found it : I bought my regulator for $36 from RMEuropean.com - Bosch # 0031546506
Having a really hard time pushing it in, seems almost impossible, especially since the car is on ramps.
Maybe someone could suggest anything?
thanks
I know my mechanic raised it above just ramps with jack stands, don't know if that will let u get more leverage, but mine slipped right back in for him, so idk if that helps, all I can think of.
Sir I might be passing by your area tomorrow, I can take a look at it. Lol
Try taking a metal file and chamfering the "ears" (where the bolt passes thru) on the alternater.... It's an extremely tight fit. Good luck!
Figured I'd bring this one back to the land of the living as a 'simple' voltage regulator replacement brought Einhorn back from the dead. The bosch part number listed at RMEuropean.com - Bosch # 0031546506 is the one.
Thanks to those who've gone before
Good to know this isn't as complicated as I was expecting. Thought it was another "Remove bumper/engine" job, lol. 82,000 miles on mine now and I expect it will come sooner or later. No idea how old my battery is; I should pop the cover off one day and check!
Concerning pn 0031546506... Huco or Bosch brand? Does it really matter, as I understand it Huco is an OEM manufacturer as well... No one has the Bosch brand vr in my area but everybody has the Huco brand.
Anyone used the Huco brand before- thoughts?
Bosch unit on Amazon goes for $35 shipped (2 days to your door with Prime!)
For future reference, if someone is looking for a replacement alternator to swap-in when something goes wrong with theirs, I've got one on its way back to me fresh rebuild. Was new old stock and only in the car for ~2 hours before the regulator gave up the magic smoke. Yours for way less than Audi's $974 list price (of which they have 0 in stock in the US as of typing this up)
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