Still no progress on the engine at all, I`m waithing for the rings to arrive. Fortunately this car has many other things to tackle with so I don`t get bored. The alternator made this not too healthy squeaking noise when spinning so I decided to rebuild it. In retrospect, it wasn`t worth the time, but if all goes well I`ll have a refurbished original BOSCH alternator.
Few Philips screws hold the back panel.
Could`ve been useful to spray the bolts with WD40 or similar.. Result: one broken bolt and one with stripped head. Next time!
The two halves came apart anyway:
I can counterhold the shaft with this bit but how to get access to this silly recessed nut?
After a quick visit to the hardware store I came up with this:
Unpullied:
What a disaster..
