[Vwdiesel] 2003 Golf ALT symptoms - any other possibilities?

[Tad]

Sounds familiar - my alt pulley started making funny noises and broke a few
minutes later.

The guy at my shop recommended just replacing the whole alt because it
often doesn't last much longer than the pulley and the labor isn't cheap to
do twice.


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Matt Alkire <malkire at gmail.com> wrote:

> This happened to me. My pulley started chirping, so I ordered a new one.
> The day after ordering, the old one exploded. Took the alternator belt with
> it.
>
> It was around $30 for the pulley and $35 for the tool.
>
> The sad part is, 6 months later the alternator died.
>
> -Matt
>
> > On Aug 13, 2014, at 4:56 PM, "Travis ." <tgott at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The alt pulley is a clutched pulley. Sometimes they fail and lock solid.
> Sometimes they start to slip and don't turn the alt over enough to charge.
> Rarely but it does happen-the pulley explodes. Pull the belt off, put a
> screwdriver into the inside fan blades and then turn the pulley. It should
> turn one direction only. If turns both or neither it is bad. $65 is cheaper
> then $400. You need a special tool/s to get the pulley off (another $35 or
> can be rented from someone).
> > Travis
> >
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