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Is it normal to need to file the metal down a bit on a new alternator so that the new one will fit in the brackets within the engine bay? Because, although the new alternator looked identical to the old one when i exchanged it at GSF today, I can't get it to fit in the lower bracket in the engine bay for love nor money.

However, I dont want to start filing bits off metal off my £80 alternator if its the wrong one and needs swapping.

prob poor casting my freind as they are not the best from gsf you sure you need a new and its justbnot the voltage regulator fucked

i say make it fit just dont file it too much.

fowler wrote:prob poor casting my freind as they are not the best from gsf you sure you need a new and its justbnot the voltage regulator fucked

Dunno mate, but Ive got it now! The RAC man said thats what the problem was and Im no mechanic myself.