hall sensor replacement

[bart2181]

looks like my hall sensors fecked,i,m looking at having a go myself at fitting a new one so would it be ok to release bottom pulley bolt only without disturbing the tension bolts?that way i would,nt have to piss about with tensioning the belt.i,m only asking cause my torque wrench does,nt go as low has 8nm.also i,ve been offered a supposedly good sensor for £55 quid do i go with it or cough up the dollars for a new one?i know,i know what a tight bas**** but times are hard

 

[ianboydsnr]

when I fit a new belt, first i twist the old belt, it usually twists about 90 degrees, I then set the new one to do the same, I aint ever used a torque wrench on it, I figured as the old one worked ok, the new one would work tensioned the same

Feck me, peeps will be using a torque wrench to fit sparkplugs next

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

it's all about the snerk

 

[Steptoe]

looks like my hall sensors fecked,i,m looking at having a go myself at fitting a new one so would it be ok to release bottom pulley bolt only without disturbing the tension bolts?that way i would,nt have to piss about with tensioning the belt.i

How difficult is it loosening three bolts, then levering the alternator and redoing up the same three bolts, do you really need to use a torque wrench to know when the bolts are tight enough to hold the alternator in place ? - You do know that the sensor wheel is also behind the pulley.

Have fun getting the pully back on if you decide to do as you've suggested..

 

[jimcg]

Didn't use a torque wrench for mine when I changed my sensor . Only tricky ish bit was making sure the lower pulley didn't move when tightening up the bolt again. I used a screwdriver to hold the flywheel ring gear to make sure nothing rotated and it worked for me.

Jimg

 

[bart2181]

+1 keep the tips rolling in lads,sensor should be here tommorow along with new belt so i,ll have a play