Alternator belt snapped


On inspection I noticed that the belt between the fan and the alternator was shredded and hanging loose. That would explain the other feature of the drive home. The sudden drop in charging of the battery. I was lucky the car had been recently fitted with a new battery as there was no chance it was creating and electricity with the perished belt in such a state.
Ordered new belts (alternator and power steering) from Rimmer Brothers. Should be here is a few days along with a small fortune of other bits to cover the other areas that need attention.


 Rimmer Brothers delivered as they promised a couple of weeks ago. A minor plumbing emergency in the downstairs cloakroom has prevented me doing anything on the Stag for the last couple of weekends whilst the radiator was fixed, floor dried and relayed and basin replaced - just the tiling to do but that can wait.

 Slackened off the bolts holding the alternator and power steering pump. Difficult to get at as there isn't a lot of clearance between them and the radiator / fan. Replacing the belts is simply a matter of threading them back around the pulleys, but tensioning the alternator belt took a little more time. Trying to lever the alternator whilst also tightening the mounting bots is ideally done with more than one pair of hands, but with perseverance (and a little swearing) it all came together.

 Now charging again.

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