How to remove alternator pulley?
How to remove alternator pulley?
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Warwick67

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418 posts

243 months

Tuesday 21st June 2011
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Just got a new alternator for my Cerbie and its got the wrong pulley on it. Anyone got any good ideas to get the old one off. Its a 24mm nut, the shaft will accept an 8mm hex. Ive tried clamping a set of mole grips to the socket and fitting an allen key through where the torque wrench should attach, putting a bar on the allen key and then standing on itsmash Just cant get enough purchase on the socket with the mole grips. I guess there is a special tool of some sortfrown
Any tips much appreciated, I'm soooo close to getting my car back on the roadirked

paul.a

270 posts

274 months

Tuesday 21st June 2011
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I had the same problem in the end it was brute force that won

tvrgit

8,489 posts

281 months

Tuesday 21st June 2011
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Big ring spanner on the bolt, allen key socket on the shaft, heave in opposite directions. As the above says, brute force wins the day.

ukkid35

6,411 posts

202 months

Tuesday 21st June 2011
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Having recently borrowed a Clarke CEW1000, I reckon it could undo anything if you're patient.

jammy_basturd

29,778 posts

241 months

Tuesday 21st June 2011
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Some I've been able to do with an ring spanner and hex key (well, hex bit and breaker bar), others I've had to use my Clarke electric wrench.

RichV6

384 posts

236 months

Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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Windy gun and a soft jaw clamp. After messing with various spanners and allen keys gave up
flashed up the windy (impact) gun and it took a minute to swap the old pulley onto the new alternator.