Alternator Shrapnel!
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Alternator Shrapnel!
Heard some weird noises coming from my engine so I looked under the hood and it appears something is getting scraped away as I see metal shavings shooting out of the pulley system. Im pretty sure its from the alternator but when the car is off and I turn the alternator by hand, it doesnt seem to be rubbing on anything and nothing else does either. Can anyone help?
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Was it like a clunking or clattering sound? Thats what I have and i've been told my alt is ready to go. If its spitting metal on you're belts then its probably finished.
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That'* definantly a new one to me....I'd run it until I found it.....Sounds like something is fragging a bearing....just my thought'* though.
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I plan to replace the belt with a Gatorback so I'll go ahead and check things out before I put it on. Thanks for the help guys, hopefully nothing will break.
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Turns out it was the belt about to fall off! Everything else looked good up top but when I looked at a larger bottom pulley it was near the edge. Once I straightened it out it sounded fine and no more grinding. I went ahead and got me a nice new Gatorback since this belt had some cracks in it and I shoud be putting it on tomorrow. Good times!
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