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[mike.]

I'm fitting a new alternator - Didn't have time to wait for delivery from minispares so bought a halfords one instead. The halfords one didn't come with a fan or a pulley.

So i'm trying to remove the fan and pulley from my old one. Obviously the nut holding them on is very tight and just spins round with the shaft.

How can i keep the fan still whilst trying to remove the nut? I've tryed putting a screwdriver through the blades and into the alternator but then holding the alternator body itself becomes a problem.

What can i do? Any suggestions?

[mini_turbo_pete]

If you look at the nut end ot the shaft it should have a hex in it for an Allen key.

[mike.]

Right well its not got one of them. Anyway thats not the problem anymore i managed to get it off - Sat on the alternator, screwdriver jammed through the fan and beat the breaker bar with a hammer

Anyway now i've got it off the shaft on the halfords alternator is way too big and to be honest the 2 alternators look nothing alike! Soo annoying!


Cheers anyway - I'll have to go and get the right one now...

[m1n1]

I bought one from halfords six months ago and that was alright. The problem is they use a computer to tell them what part is fitted to a certain car,, which is usually wrong plus the staff are usually ignorant.
It's a shame they don't use books anymore.

go and moan.

[mike.]

I bought one from halfords six months ago and that was alright. The problem is they use a computer to tell them what part is fitted to a certain car,, which is usually wrong plus the staff are usually ignorant.
It's a shame they don't use books anymore.

go and moan.

lol i know all that stuff - I work there! I see customers come back all the time wanting refunds on parts they bought because they were wrong. Where possible i ask customers to bring the part in so we can match it up - Apart from that theres no much else the staff can do.