i've had to pull my alt twice in the -6, so why am i smiling?? Options

[ein 6er]

because the 2nd time i pulled it, i didn't have to remove the carbs and fan shroud!! what a pleasure that was!!

i didn't think it was possible to pull the alternator out, without pulling everything off!! thanks to krk and his very helpful thread and fotos which helped me tremendously the 1st time i pulled my alt.

from what i've learned through this process, is that the alt and fan on the 6cyl engines can seize in the housing and on the shaft over time and can be a bitch to get off. if you've never had yours out you will probably need to pull the carbs and the shroud to make it all easier. and also to have a good look under the shroud and clean everything up. remember to antiseize everything on reassembly

when i had to pull my alt for the 2nd time, (within a week) i reeeeeeeally didn't want to pull everything off again. i had to pull the fan out then turn the fan housing sideways and then pull the alt out. barely enough room to get it out. saved a lot of time!!

doug

[krk]

Doug,

Awesome pics! (btw, your engine compartment is too clean. You can use photoshop to dirty them up a bit before posting. ... ... .. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif))

They are great pics! I don't know much about combining threads or making sense of perhaps too much info, but if I were a SysAdim™ like The Gint™, I'd be thinking of a way to archive all this.

It is certainly the case that releasing some of the shroud screws gives mobilitly. In fact, when re-assembling, it's helpful to leave everybody loose until all the bits are in, as tightening one too early can make some of the shroud maniputation harder. I would not have guessed that there was enough flex in there to pop that puppy out!

Very cool work, and thx for the pics!

kim.