Altenater pully removal ?????

[woodways3]

Going mad trying to remove the pulley in situe of the alternater.
Can you please confirm the size of the centre piece to hold the inner shaft is it T50 I know the splinned removal nut is 33 splines.
Please confirm the direction i should be turning this nut ?
If its clockwise ? i cannot budge the dammed thing.!!!!!

[AndyV7o]

Go on youtube, look for SiRobb, he's done a video on this, much easier to watch that!
Its a splined bit for the alternator shaft, not torx.
https://youtu.be/qJee0aSERoo

[woodways3]

Yes ive seen the video .as i said the centre rod he says is a m10 but what is the torx size on the end of it ????? I cant believe how easy his came undone.Ive tried with some real effort to turn the splined nut clockwise and it wont budge .

[AndyV7o]

No mate, its an M10 spline, not torx!
Once you have the splined bit, turn the splined bit anti-clockwise (top toward windscreen) and the outer 33t pulley bit clockwise (top toward the headlights)
They are well snug but will free quite quickly once the bond is broke.

[oragex]

A few had trouble even with the right tool. Plus you need a quality pulley which would cost same as a used alternator - keep the old regulator as spare

[AndyV7o]

But a used alternator may have a pulley thats on its way out, this makes no sense!
Pulley is £40 +/- new alternator £140+ if old alternator is ok nothing would be gained by buying another one. If its not, then you want a new/recon one with pulley.

[oragex]

It's quite easy to find at the brakers a recently replaced one. Even the original ones, they don't all have bad pulleys, chances are good to find one good for another 50k km. Of course, it's a matter of testing the pulley and see how easy it turns. I've pulled and sold/used several old ones still in good condition.

[MarvinMitt]

Mine was very tight but doable in situ.
However, removing the alternator is not a difficult job and also you can take it to a shop to get the pulley removed for almost nothing (a minute job for alternator workshop).

[AndyV7o]

If youve taken alternator out and have the tools, its much easier to do anyway!

[cheshired5]

Originally Posted by woodways3

I cant believe how easy his came undone

Have you watched the video properly?
It clearly says that, "it took a lot of pressure to break" and he uses a jack handle as a lever extension over the smaller spanner to turn the shaft counter clockwise whilst jamming the larger spanner against the ECM box.