[Vwdiesel] 01 Jetta TDI Alternator (fwd)

[Val Christian]

On a TDI I have done it about 5 times (have 4 TDIs).  I think it took about 
45 minutes on the last car which did not have the engine shroud in place.

Long arm tool to get the serpentine belt loose and out of the way,
then drop the compresser.  Pry bar helps nudge it out...about 5 min
for two 16mm bolts, and then 5 min to drop the compressor onto an inverted
bucket to keep it from hanging from the hoses.  If the compressor took
you 10 min, the alternator will take you 10 as well.  Battery disconnect,
B+ disconnect, connector disconnnect, and two more 16mm fasteners.  Then
the alternator drops out the bottom.

Best way to manage getting pullies of is with impact tools, if you have access
to them.

Putting the alternator and compressor back in are faster than pulling them.
On the compressor, be sure to move the slip sleeves, or whatever they are 
called, so that you can get the compressor in place easily.

Do the job from the bottom.  Fred's TDI has a real nice writeup with lots of
pictures, which I read through before I did it the first time. Beats the 
Bentley manual.  The first time I did it, I had a neck injury and a bad 
hand (numb form the injury) and it took me 1:45.  Since then the time dropped
rapidly to 45 min.  Budget 2 or 3 hours and you should be OK the first time
through it.




Forwarded message:
> 
> Hmmmm...shame I'm not closer.=A0 I'd replace it for only $1200 and rip you =
> off $225 less :)
> 
> It's kind of a drag, but imminently doable if you feel up to it.=A0 Only ha=
> rd part is prying it and the compressor loose from the mounts.=A0 And it's =
> not even 103=B0 like when I did mine last.=A0=A0 =
> 
> 
> Elsewise, yeah, find the nearest good independent VW shop.=A0 I found it to=
>  be time to do several jobs at about 300k.=A0=A0 You can check on autohausa=
> z.com to get an idea of parts prices.=A0 I'm slow and lazy so it took me pr=
> obably two hours to do mine.=A0 I don't know what book says.=A0 =
> 
> 
> -Shalyn
> 
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