Problem fitting lightweight pulley to alternator

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:28 pm

Got my unorthodox lightweight pulley kit from Dino
Bought a new alternator so i could fit it onto the spare and then plan was to swap the whole unit into the lude on the next dry sunny day....

Problem is i cannot get the nut holding the pulley on to budge - had it in a vice and used breaker bar = wouldnt budge

now im not sure which way i should be loosening it...but trying either way didnt seem to want to go at all - and i dont want to strip the threads so thought id check and see if anyone new which way and how to do this?
Thanks

New pulley

2nd hand alternator - now with knackered pulley

The nut that will not move

bristol_bb4 · Post by **bristol_bb4** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:33 pm

did you manage to hold the pulley tight enough in the vice to stop it moving while you man wrestled with the nut?

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:37 pm

its a left handed thread!

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:37 pm

really is BTW !

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:51 pm

4thgenphil wrote:its a left handed thread!

so clockwise to undo - well thats what id been trying....
thanks for confirming that Phil

now any suggestions to getting it undone.
It was put up in a vice as tight as i dare do it - you can see some of the pulley has crumbled.....

106pete · Post by **106pete** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:51 pm

Yup it's left hand thread, take it to a garage and use their impact gun! It's unbelievable how easy they make it look. You don't want to be putting the new pulley in the vice really do you.

Post by **4thgenphil** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:54 pm

106pete wrote:Yup it's left hand thread, take it to a garage and use their impact gun! It's unbelievable how easy they make it look. You don't want to be putting the new pulley in the vice really do you.

+1 on that

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 5:58 pm

cheers pete sounds like i will have to get some help - i did put a bend in the breaker bar....so i was trying

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:43 pm

If you dont get it sorted bring it to my dads who has a vice. We can have a go with my impact gun

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:49 pm

cheers will do