sounds like they didnt know what they were doing.
ALTERNATOR Issue
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Racer
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From: Chapin South Carolina
ALTERNATOR Issue
I was going to replace the power steering pump. I unscrewed the bottom Alternator bracket bolt when I lift up the alternator to move it out of the way, when I noticed that the bottom of the alternator was still in place. Not sure how long it has been broke but it sucks. I go to advance to get a replacement and they give me one but all the electrical hookups are 180 degrees off. I am having a hard time finding one now. The ground wire is long enough but the 3 wire connector is too sort to move to the top.
So I have 3 choices:
1. Find the correct alternator and wait the time it takes to get it.
2. Cut the three wires and make extensions for them so that it is longer and can fit the top.
3. Take a part the new alternator and try and move the front 180 degrees so everything matches up.
What should I do? The first two I can handle but I have never taken a part an alternator to know if what I suggest is possible.
Thanks in advance for your input...
So I have 3 choices:
1. Find the correct alternator and wait the time it takes to get it.
2. Cut the three wires and make extensions for them so that it is longer and can fit the top.
3. Take a part the new alternator and try and move the front 180 degrees so everything matches up.
What should I do? The first two I can handle but I have never taken a part an alternator to know if what I suggest is possible.
Thanks in advance for your input...
Last edited by Chapindad; Dec 23, 2007 at 10:30 AM.
Melting Slicks
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I agree with everyone else here. There should be a lot of parts places that know what they are selling you.
Last ditch effort will be to take it apart and rotate it to the correct psition.
Last ditch effort will be to take it apart and rotate it to the correct psition.
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Racer
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From: Chapin South Carolina
So it is possible to rotate the front 180 and it still line up and work. I am going to order one today from autozone but if it has the same problem then I may try and rotate it or just make some extentions. I just want to drive my car!
Race Director
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True dat. For those of us with early C4s it is wise to take your old alternator with you when you get a new one. Saves on a core charge trip and it insures you are getting the correct unit.
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Racer
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From: Chapin South Carolina
This is where I got the last one and the casing broke off the bottom. And to be honest I was planning on taking it back to deal with them but I have had nothing but had trouble with their customer service. It seems the store I go to hires idiot wannabe street racers, who only want to race me everytime I go in and have no desire to actually do their job.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
Warranty?
This is where I got the last one and the casing broke off the bottom. And to be honest I was planning on taking it back to deal with them but I have had nothing but had trouble with their customer service. It seems the store I go to hires idiot wannabe street racers, who only want to race me everytime I go in and have no desire to actually do their job.
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
No
86 and newer use CS series alternators...can NOT ''clock'' these units...85 and older SI-xx series can be ''clocked'', but the newer CS-xxx alts have less internal clearance and ''simplified'' machining during manufacture that does not permit assembly of the halves in other than original orientation.
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Racer
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From: Chapin South Carolina
To finish out this thread.
I got a new alternator from Autozone, Duralast Gold, and of course the connector was a problem, so I purchased a new connector from Autozone for $6.99 and cut off the old one, which had broken anyways, and soldered a new one on to it with shrik wrap tubing. If I did it again I would have used two pieces of the shrink tubing. I now have plenty of clearance and the connector is sound once again.
I got a new alternator from Autozone, Duralast Gold, and of course the connector was a problem, so I purchased a new connector from Autozone for $6.99 and cut off the old one, which had broken anyways, and soldered a new one on to it with shrik wrap tubing. If I did it again I would have used two pieces of the shrink tubing. I now have plenty of clearance and the connector is sound once again.
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