A V-belt no surprise here is in the shape of a V. If your alternator utilises a V-belt, you can jump to step 5. Keep your hands clear whenever you can. The job will be a lot harder if you have to do it with just one hand!
Loosen the belt tensioner to gain easier access in removing the belt. You may need to be patient with the belt as it can be quite tricky to relocate or remove. Once you have loosened the tensioner, it should make removing the belt much more straightforward. A belt tensioner tool will give you extra leverage and better access to tight areas. It makes the job a great deal easier than a standard socket wrench. Be sure to label all the wires and fasteners so you can be confident of which goes where when it comes to re-assembly.
If you do have a V-belt, then you must loosen the alternator before you can remove the belt. You want to ensure a nice snug fit. Line up all the bolt holes and tighten the bolts to the correct tension. Replace all the connecting components to their correct counterparts as you previously labelled.
Usually, your car battery has 12 volts, and when the alternator is charging, you will have around If the voltage in the system drops below 13 volts while the ignition is on — the battery light will light up on your dashboard, meaning that your alternator is not charging properly.
The headlights are one of these very high power consumers in your car that requires a lot of electricity. The more power the headlights will have, the brighter they will light up.
If your alternator is bad, the voltage will drop, and they will dim. If you have noticed that the headlight seems to be worse than before, your alternator might be a problem. Newer cars often have LED headlights, and in these cars, you will not experience a dim effect of a bad alternator, but they might shut off completely instead.
Every time you drive your car, the alternator should recharge your car battery fully, so the next time you are parking and starting your car, it should have full power. If it is charging it a little bit under a fully charged car battery every time you are driving — you will finally come to a point when the car drained more power than it charged. This is when your car will not start in the morning anymore.
If you notice that your car feels tired every time you start it, it might be a problem with your alternator. Your alternator contains bearings and other spinning electronic components. If your alternator got physical damage, you might hear loud squealing or banging noises from it.
The most common problem is a bad bearing inside the generator, which will cause a scratching noise from it. However, in some car models, the alternator might be located far down in the engine bay and difficult to listen for noises. If the battery wasn't charged up, it would run out of power pretty quickly, and you'd find yourself with a car that simply wouldn't start.
This is where the alternator comes in! In simple terms an alternator is a belt-driven generator. The belt, which is driven by the engine spins the alternator' which produces electricity. This electricity is stored in the battery, and it's constantly 'topped up' by the alternator as you drive along. You'll find the alternator bolted to the side of the engine, it's usually a large cylindrical component, with a fan used for cooling at one end. The fan-end of the alternator will be connected to the drive-belt, which is driven by the rotation of the engine.
As the belt spins the alternator generates electricity. Within the alternator you'll find the 'stator' which is a set of coil windings peer through the end of the alternator and you'll see these shiny copper wires. Let us help you choose from our large selection of tires.
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