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Title: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Millerboy on 02 January 2011, 13:41:00

Hey up, it would appear the frost got into my alternator bearings during the recent cold snap and have b"£$%^&d them up. Anybody else noticed the frost breaking something or am I just lucky?!?!?!  :( >:(

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Grrrrrr on 02 January 2011, 16:16:38

So far so good and I've ploughed through quite a bit of snow! Think you might have been unlucky.

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: freecall666 on 02 January 2011, 19:20:25

allways give bearings a good squirt in cold weather just to be on safe side, and water pump a bit of can grease in the hole...

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 January 2011, 19:25:40

The cold and ice wont goose the bearings.

Pressure washing and a lack of under tray will over time, its grit and grime that takes them out.

Not to hard to replace and about 10 quid for a set of SKF ones

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 January 2011, 19:27:39

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allways give bearings a good squirt in cold weather just to be on safe side, and water pump a bit of can grease in the hole...

NOOOOooo...

1) You cant do anything to the alternator ones as the are the 2RS types....so have rubber lip seals (and need grease not lube)

2) Stay away from the water pump, they are not the type of bearings that require grease and you could cause more harm than good as the grease will trap water and grit  :y

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Millerboy on 02 January 2011, 19:29:15

Ah, well there's no undertray so it'll be the grit then!  :y

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: freecall666 on 02 January 2011, 19:42:44

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allways give bearings a good squirt in cold weather just to be on safe side, and water pump a bit of can grease in the hole...

NOOOOooo...

1) You cant do anything to the alternator ones as the are the 2RS types....so have rubber lip seals (and need grease not lube)

2) Stay away from the water pump, they are not the type of bearings that require grease and you could cause more harm than good as the grease will trap water and grit  :y

been doing it for 5years now evaorates when engine gets hot, but dose clean it out, road muck gets in the hole as dont have shield for engine.

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 January 2011, 19:46:12

There is nothing you can do to help the alternator bearings (except replace them which is pretty easy to do) or fit the under tray  :y

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Millerboy on 02 January 2011, 23:26:52

Well whatever caused the bearings to rumble and the alternator to spark inside the casing polished it off tonight, "grumble grumble" battery light! Poorly car.>:( >:( :(

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: freecall666 on 03 January 2011, 04:09:17

sparking could be the bushes going, if they start going they heat up the rear bearing.. But you need another one now :'(

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Andy B on 03 January 2011, 17:02:54

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Hey up, it would appear the frost got into my alternator bearings during the recent cold snap and have b"£$%^&d them up. Anybody else noticed the frost breaking something or am I just lucky?!?!?!  :( >:(

In case you haven't already seen it, there's a guide on the alternator, including bearing sizes.  :y

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1153772945

Title: Re: Feezing temps = alternator bearings go bye bye!
Post by: Millerboy on 03 January 2011, 17:28:28

Cheers guys, changed the alternator today as a temporary measure, might go and get the other one that is there as a precaution! Oh and I was mistsken, the undertray is there!  :-[ :-[