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Title: Halted Progress
Post by: 3Gear on August 27, 2009, 11:17:55 AM
Hi, Well, I finally started the generator to alternator swap on Tuesday. I got the Generator off rather easily and swapped the mount and got everything put back together. However when I tightened the 36mm fan bolt, it bound up,  m-d I need more shims... &m& Had to order some! So now I will have to take it all apart again and add the shims, put it all back together again...  :wallbash: Happy happy joy joy  I1t  I still have to do the wiring inside the car as well. It's always something...  The car gods really like to mess with me! (love

Cheers,
Marc  stoned#
Title: Re: Halted Progress
Post by: braidmeister on August 27, 2009, 12:56:04 PM
I'm sure somebody has some extra shims laying around...How many / how thick do you need to make up to get where you need to be?

-Brady
Title: Re: Halted Progress
Post by: 3Gear on August 27, 2009, 01:29:45 PM
Quote from: braidmeister on August 27, 2009, 12:56:04 PM
How many / how thick do you need to make up to get where you need to be?
-Brady

I'm not sure it will be trial and error, usually error but that is just the car gods effing with me  !5!
Title: Re: Halted Progress
Post by: Baha (Shawn) on August 27, 2009, 10:06:14 PM
Why dont you do the wiring while you wait.

I may have some on a spare alternator.  Ill have to check tomorrow  &&&& time
Title: Re: Halted Progress
Post by: lovebus (jack) on August 28, 2009, 07:31:00 AM
Quote from: 3Gear on August 27, 2009, 11:17:55 AM

However when I tightened the 36mm fan bolt, it bound up,  m-d I need more shims..  The car gods really like to mess with me! (love


I have shims if you want them.

@3# Not the car gods grasshopper, it's the guy that never leaves his car alone, always trying new chit. :icon_cheesygrin: mark it up to live and learn.  c23  gifsawsall  weldface You get bronz_cup-winner for trying (and doing) tho.
Title: Re: Halted Progress
Post by: 3Gear on August 31, 2009, 10:06:37 AM
Quote from: LoveBus (jack) on August 28, 2009, 07:31:00 AM
@3# Not the car gods grasshopper, it's the guy that never leaves his car alone, always trying new chit. :icon_cheesygrin:


You are wrong this time sensei 777  I am only putting on the alternator since the car gods decided to make my voltage regulator / generator fail at 2 years old.  Had it kept working I would not have taken the alternator out of the basement to put on the car. So I was not fixing what was not broken...  I do get where you are coming from, and would not have blamed the car gods without reason, they are already effing with me on the new car, so I really don't want to piss them off any further...   but thanks for the  (love  and the offer of shimms.