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| 914zim |
 Sep 21 2005, 05:57 PM
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Still pretty clueless...  Group: Members Posts: 221 Joined: 29-July 03 From: New Berlin, WI Member No.: 962  |
Dudes:
Well, so far my clutch replacement seems to be holding up. I actually got a little driving in last weekend! I tried to take the 914 into work today and I noticed a slight burning burning smell, but I wasn't sure if it was from my car (lots of traffic). I only made it about 2 miles before the "GEN", "CAT" and "EGR" lights came on. I quickly turned around and headed for home. After work today, I found the belt wrapped around the pully on the engine. I've unwound it and am ready to replace it, but I was wondering how nasty of a job it is to replace. Wondering how to loosen the alternator in order to get the belt on. I did a quick search and didn't find anything right away. Can I get the replacement belt an any FLAPS? Any thoughts or comments from those who have done it would be appreciated! I was hoping to get this fixed quick and get back to driving before the snow starts flying! Thanks, Andy... |
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| Jezibel |
Feb 14 2024, 12:59 PM
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Das Echte POORSCHE Fahrer Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 21-January 24 From: Northern California Member No.: 27,868 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Hey gents, my alternator V-belt is a bit loose. Enough so that when I start the car, the gen/alt light comes on and glows weakly. After a few minutes, however, the light goes out. I manually checked the belt and sure enough, it's a bit too loose (Toulouse?) when the engine is cold; when it warms up, the belt tightens just enough to extinguish the light. Common wisdom says: ADJUST THE HEX-HEADED BOLT AND ADJUST THE BELT TENSION.
OK, per the usual protocol, loosen the hex-headed carriage bolt on driver's left forward side of the engine and...here's where that formula falls flat on its face..."swing the alternator up, adjust belt, then swing the alt down to maintain tension (tightening that hex-headed bolt." Sounds easy, eh? Problem is that my alternator still won't budge when I've loosened that hex-head bolt. Soooo, do I also have to loosen the other (bottom) bolt to move the alternator, or not, to get the nasty little thing (the alternator) to move freely? This is perplexing. If anyone can shed some light on my 'refuses-to-budge' alternator problem, I'd be grateful! [The car is a '74 914-4 with 1.8 liter engine and dual Weber 40s.] Thanks. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) |
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| GregAmy |
Feb 14 2024, 01:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,505 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(Jezibel @ Feb 14 2024, 01:59 PM)  Soooo, do I also have to loosen the other (bottom) bolt to move the alternator, or not, to get the nasty little thing (the alternator) to move freely? Yes. Fortunately, the head of the bolt is captured on the alternator, and all you'll need is to "assume the position" underneath with a 13mm socket on a swivel to get to the nut. Then leverage the alternator belt tighter, tighten the socket head up top, then get underneath and tighten the 13mm nut. Good luck. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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