How do you change alternator VW t5?

Answer 1

If you have a cover over the pulleys remove it

Diconnect the connectors on the battery

Unscrew the nut on the alternator pulley

The pulley will divide in two so will be able to remove the strap and then remove the other half of the pulley.

The alternator is strap on a stand, that stand is held by 4 nuts that will have to be unscrewed.

then unscrew the plate on the air cooling system which is at the other end of the alternator because the alternator is also operating the cooling fan

the alternator has a shaft that exit at both ends

Disconnect the ground wire and the red wire from the alternator

If you have twin carburetors you will have to dismantle the connecting rod and the arms to the carburetors

You will probably have to unscrew on the right hand side a screw that holds the coolings system because you now need to remove the alternator with it's support which gets a little tricky but be firm

now you will have to dismantle the fan, the plates, the strap around the support and do not forget the keys on the shaft , you will need them on the replacement alternator

now reassemble the plates the fan and the support and so on until the end