king karl

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yep mud and water has knackerd my alternator and robbed me of a days worth of greenlaning today.

Are there any tips of the trade other than not driving thru it in the first place
:doh:
 
yep mud and water has knackerd my alternator and robbed me of a days worth of greenlaning today.

Are there any tips of the trade other than not driving thru it in the first place :doh:

Why don't you give it a go at cleaning it? It could just be dirty brushes or summit.;)

I've not had any alternator problems when offroading (YET:eek:) Are you playing in really deep gloopy mud?
 
Why don't you give it a go at cleaning it? It could just be dirty brushes or summit.;)

I've not had any alternator problems when offroading (YET:eek:) Are you playing in really deep gloopy mud?


Ive spent an age with the jet wash then threw 2 tins of wd40 at it, no joy.

It ran for 3 hrs after the mud and gave up on the way home, the mud was a little thick :D
 
Ive spent an age with the jet wash then threw 2 tins of wd40 at it, no joy.

It ran for 3 hrs after the mud and gave up on the way home, the mud was a little thick :D


You need to strip it down to clean it.

It's only deep gloopy mud that you need to worry about. I've not had any issues with water ingress or mud. You fit a steering guard to help keep the mud from getting as high
 
ive bought a brand new alternator off flea bay for £45, im just hoping its the right one :doh:

Ill strip the old one down and use it for a spare if i can get it working :(


heres the one i bought


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ive bought a brand new alternator off flea bay for £45, im just hoping its the right one :doh:

Ill strip the old one down and use it for a spare if i can get it working :(


heres the one i bought


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It looks like the right one to me although it looks like the Rover 75 version.
 
ive bought a brand new alternator off flea bay for £45, im just hoping its the right one :doh:

Ill strip the old one down and use it for a spare if i can get it working :(


heres the one i bought


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if it is the right one you got a bargain!!
my mate was charged £375 to supply and fit an alternator to a td5
 
The old one is probably OK!

Chances are the carbon brushes are stuck in their holders. Easy to fix.

Don't dump the old one or give it away till you have had a look inside!

CharlesY
 

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