[Vwdiesel] Old VW alternator alignment problems

[David Cook]

Has anyone made a serpentine belt kit for these
things?    Replacing (or tightening) the belts on
these cars is such a pain.  

Last time I was working on the Cabriolet I was really
wishing there was only one belt on the thing.

David

 
--- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 10/9/2007 12:58:05 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time, 
> doyt at buckeye-express.com writes:
> 
> > I knew about that 
> > problem, but was unaware of the deteriorating
> bushing process.
> > 
> > Hope the technician knows of what he speaks. Maybe
> the list can confirm it.
> > 
> 
>   I remember those bushings!  I don't recall exactly
> where 
> they are but I believe they're on one or both ends
> of the 
> tensioning arm.  That really won't affect the
> alignment.  As 
> I recall the alt is metal to metal in the bracket
> with metal to 
> metal from the bolt to the alt and the bracket. 
> This is where 
> alignment comes from.  Bad rubber (more of a
> clearish plastic-ish
> stuff as I recall) would allow more rattle/shaking
> and thus 
> wear on the metal to metal contacts.  Mine wore on
> the ends 
> more than the inside of the mounting boss.  I'd put
> a washer in 
> there to take up the space.  Finally I replaced the
> alt. because 
> of that wear mostly.
>   The A2 eliminated those bushings and went with a
> solid arm 
> and the tension adjustment comes from a seperate
> idler pulley.
>      Loren
> 
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