I feel alarmed and a bit pissed off...
fair enough, u buy cheap, u get cheap, but bought a new ebay alternator.
An old one i had, had a keyway for the drive pulley. This new alternator does not have a keyway machined into the front of the shaft for the
pulley.
Was this the way the later vw's (eg. mexican) just operated?
If it was a stupid chinese sweat shop F*^k up is there a way i can make it work? the rest of the internals are good and solid, and its in working
order (as it came with a test/output slip that appears genuine).
Thanks guys,
Chris.
hmm... anyone with a lathe that can do a quick zip on it for me for oem key fitment, without me having to disassemble?
maybe for a crown tallie :P or 2?
You need more than a lathe mate, a mill and disassembly required...send it back.
no worries, have sent an email and photos.
Hopefully they just ship another one.
Thanks Matt.
lol, what has this world come to?
oh wait everything is made in china these days 
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lol i rekon your on the money Lee.
fools 
, and foolish of me buying lol. student wage doesn't really
offer a variety though 
I got german master cyinder and brake cylinders yay! lol.
and decent shocks (kyb/cofab), cofab tie rod ends, ball joints, kotto bearings and brazilian steering damper. Some german hi flow pump and filter
too.
Hopefully teh car doesn't break all at once from cheapness with the other bits and bobs 
I rekon the urethane torsion bar bushes and engine cradle mounts will be the first things to go on the front and rear end when this gal's back on the
road. Shame its gotta be that way. I will just have to keep an eye on it.
Hi Chris,
The engine mounts may be OK for a while...
but the nolathane bushes in the rear torsion bars
are a problem unless You used rubber grease on them..
as the rubber bushes actually twist as the nolathane ones cannot
twist but turn on the shaft...
so some lubrication would be good.. IMHO
cheers
LEE
where are all the photos Chris..??
LEE
lol, photo updates will be coming , thanks Lee.
i got a reply from the seller, was interesting! This is what they said:
"Hello, Please don't worry about it keway's are not used anymore only the old style Bosch units had it just install it everything would be
fine."
I'm a bit sceptical, but we'll see how it goes :S
Hi
I wouldn't use it without a key, it will slip for sure.
Steve
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I'll have a set of those muffler bearings, Matt. Oh, are they STD or 1st under-size? Do you have any tappet clearances left - metric ones
preferred.
Will trade em' for my cans of striped paint 
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for all future reference,
the ebay seller was:
"CALTRIC"
with quiet a large rep and all that crap :S
It was from the states. I guess all i can do now is go shop for another one?
no return to caltric as they rekon she's alright 
, and thus
there is no bounds in their mind for a refund (sigh)
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posted by HappyDaze I'll have a set of those muffler bearings, Matt. Oh, are they STD or 1st under-size? Do you have any tappet clearances left - metric ones preferred. |
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posted by bajachris88 lol, photo updates will be coming , thanks Lee.i got a reply from the seller, was interesting! This is what they said: "Hello, Please don't worry about it keway's are not used anymore only the old style Bosch units had it just install it everything would be fine." I'm a bit sceptical but we'll see how it goes :S |
id put up bad feed back and take it to the ebay dispute section. incorrect item supplied and mis advertised
Sorry to butt in on your thread, Chris, but while I'm waiting for Matt, it may be a good time to ask if anyone has any spare REAR negative camber they don't need? It must be swing-axle neg., not that double-joint crap! I need about 2.5 degrees of it, and will gladly pay postage.
Chris, get a key way cut into your shaft, be the cheapest option from here. They aren't difficult to disassemble.
Greg, sorry dude, all out of negative camber, it's in high demand up here, as you know, things turn to crap when your rear end goes positive.
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Yeah pity to pull apart but if you can get i key cut problem solvered. You'll have to know what it end up costing you with price postage and re
machining costs so we can see if its worth the cheaper price...
Cheers
Thats why I buy everything nos or great cond 2nd now.
See Don't mind the fogginess of the light as
there is an oily coating on the inside of the glass, reflector is 98.97% perfect!
this puppy cost me 188 euro landed and I still have to get a rhd lens for it lol another matching headlight on its way from the states yay!
ah the things I resort to because I hate bs Chinese parts that much.
Can you take a picture of the shaft and alternator?
The ND Japan alternator that I use on my drag car uses no key at all,
as did the superchargers I used to run.
The adjacent bearing/spacer was used to clamp the face of the pulley's shoulder,
and only friction was required to drive.
All this means nothing if the shaft's bearing shoulder is only small, in which case a key way will be needed.
Lets hope it is not too hard a material to machine!
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posted by vlad01 Thats why I buy everything nos or great cond 2nd now. See Don't mind the fogginess of the light as
there is an oily coating on the inside of the glass, reflector is 98.97% perfect!this puppy cost me 188 euro landed and I still have to get a rhd lens for it lol another matching headlight on its way from the states yay!ah the things I resort to because I hate bs Chinese parts that much. |
You shouldn't chrome reflectors, Lee......either silver or rhodium.
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