Any gotchas? Anything you got to take off first? Wish I'd known about the vibration damper before I started on my waterpump. Trying to avoid a repeat.
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Can someone talk me through the alternator replace
Any gotchas? Anything you got to take off first? Wish I'd known about the vibration damper before I started on my waterpump. Trying to avoid a repeat.
3 Grand Master
do you have a bentley or no????
if you don't i can get you some scans, if you do, you'll have to wait for somebody with a m60....
Major Contributor
yes I have one
didn't see it. I'll have to look again. The Bentley is pretty spotty on the M60.
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Hi Tim,Originally Posted by tim
I have never done an alternator on a 540, but I have crawled under a few. Should be pretty straight forward, 4 bolts or so, a belt, a plug or two, and slide it out. I say go for it...I pulled a PS pump and system out of my wife's E36 without any manuals. Looking back on it I shouldn't have done it but I was pissed and wanted to conquer the problem. Was actually really great for learning a few things about the steering system. I did way more work than necessary but I had the time. Also, don't forget to disconnect the battery before working. Common sense but it is always a good reminder.
Best,
Rory
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3 Grand Master
bentley looks
like it covers all the m60 bases, pages 121-4 to 121-6, but here's a etk that pretty much reiterates it....
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Many thanks Ryan
I'll let you know how it goes.
Tim
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