Table of contents: Checking the installed generator ↓ Removal and installation ↓
Checking the installed generator
During normal driving, the charge control lamp should go out. Otherwise, the fault lies in the generator or voltage regulator. First, check the electrical connections of the generator.
Check if the drive belt is tensioned correctly. Further checks can only be performed with the alternator removed.
Removal and installation
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Disconnect the cable plug from the back of the generator. Disconnect the wire from the separate terminal.
3. Loosen the drive belt tensioner as described in Chapter Routine care and maintenance and loosen both generator mounting bolts.
4. Press the generator inward and remove the belt.
5. Remove the alternator mounting bolt on the bottom side and remove the alternator. Install the alternator in the reverse order. Insert the belt into the grooves of the belt pulley and press the alternator outward in the suspension. Hold the alternator in this position and tighten the tensioner bolt.
6. Check the belt tension and adjust if necessary as described in the relevant chapter.