Back of the garage

Put Bonnies battery on and woke her from a 5 month hibernation, she started first go after a bit of cranking to get the petrol through :)
But I noticed the ignition light didn't come on so changed the bulb and hey presto a red light - trouble was it stayed on dimly when she was running:(.
So dug the spare alternator out and checked it out - all seemed OK. What a PITA of a job to get the old one out, it's literally a ten minute job on a Minor but changing this one took me most of the day, I did need to swap the pulley and re-orientate the end plate to match the old one though. You need super long fingers and triple jointed arms to get to the bolts and I've got a severe case of Commer engine bay arm rash to prove it.
It actually went back in a lot easier than getting it out after a dose of wire brush and oil on the bolts. I was rewarded with the light going off completely when I started her up and now the indicators work as they should - no more having to rev the engine during the MOT to get them flashing:rolleyes:
 
Decided to have a go at overhauling Bonnies old alternator, at £12 for an overhaul kit it would be rude not to.

This is what you get for your £12, pretty good I thought. Bearings, slip ring, brushes rectifier, voltage reg and a metal link piece

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It had been on the engine a long time

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Cover off and it did look a bit grotty, bearings where rough as well

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That wouldn't have helped

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Most bits are just screwed on but the field winding need to be un-soldered to enable it to be removed

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My little electric soldering iron wouldn't touch it so this bad boy came out of hibernation

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Two wires on the slip ring also need a touch of the iron then, as I haven't got a bearing puller that fits, I used a punch to knock the front bearing off. Came off quite easily and the rear bracket and bearing also tapped off without too much bother.

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Rear bearing knocked through after removing circlip

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Then it was time to clean everything and start the reassembly.

Front bearing on and slip ring re-soldered

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The rear bearing has a series of seals and spacers in the assembly

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All in

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Ir was at this point I snapped one of the three long bolts that hold everything together :rolleyes: and snapped an easyout in the hole trying to remove the broken end:( So another £12.50 later a new old stock bracket complete with bearing arrived this morning.

Field winding wires re-soldered onto the new rectifier and new brushes fitted

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Voltage reg fitted and wiring connected

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All back together and ready to generate plenty of lovely Lucas smoke:)

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Everything except the bearings can be done without separating the casing, so not a difficult job if they are OK.
 
A new petrol filler elbow was all that was needed before Bonnie sailed through the MOT, no advisories:)
The usual tester (the boss) was on reception duty so a young(ish) chap stepped in. ''Never seen anything like this'' he said '' don't worry'' the boss replied ''the customer will show you what to do'' :D
 
Panky said:
A new petrol filler elbow was all that was needed before Bonnie sailed through the MOT, no advisories:)
The usual tester (the boss) was on reception duty so a young(ish) chap stepped in. ''Never seen anything like this'' he said '' don't worry'' the boss replied ''the customer will show you what to do'' :D
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I hope you didn't tell him that the handbrake does the front wheels until he had tried the rears.;)
 
Harvey's gearbox has been problematic for a while so I thought it was time to investigate.
1st little issue I found :oops:

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The diaphragm was a little worse for wear too, I wondered what the rattling noise was but the clutch still worked - even though it was slipping like crazy, thought it was oil on the plate:rolleyes:
 
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