[Vwdiesel] change alternator on '03 TDI

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We had our alt pulley (03 Jetta) go bad the day before our Christmas 600 mile trip.  Found a dealer that carried just the pulley ($80ish) as compared to the alt ($300-400).  Slides out through the bottom by moving/adjusting all the finned pieces (radiator).  This car also slung the A/C clutch plate off at highway speed.  Second time in 2 months wife 'did' this to one of our cars.

JOhn  
---------- Original Message ----------
From: travis gottschalk <tgott at hotmail.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] change alternator on '03 TDI
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:21:51 +0000



Just a thought but maybe your pulley went out on the alternator. It is a clutched pulley that allows it to only spin in one direction (supposedly) and sometimes it can fail and not spin your alternator over at all or at least not enough to get juice. Would be a quick check by just opening your hood and seeing if everything is turning. Mine actually made a little bit of noise. Not much but it did go away after changing the pulley. If it is the pulley you need to get a wrench from metalnerd.com (same place that does the lift kits for our tdi's). Also go with a reman from a local vender. VW asks a lot for there full alternator if you need one. Only reason I know this is my pulley failed a couple weeks ago and it would drop from 14.2-.3 volts to the 13's then to the 12's for some time (up to 15 miles) and then come back on. 

Travis G
 		 	   		  
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