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steely - It was spinning freely when I first put it in but once I installed the housing/fan/alternator in the car and put the belt back on, it was grinding.
I think that Flat6pac is on to something. The new alternator came with a very thick spacer/washer but I was unsure where it was needed and did not use it. Now it sounds like I needed to put that on the alternator shaft before putting the fan on it. It makes sense, I guess that the scraping is the inside of the fan rubbing against the outside of the alternator. When I get home from work tonight I will try that out.
One more thing: my car is lacking the plastic air director that the shop manual says should be covering the back side of the alternator where the wires attach. Given that this has been this way for the full 6 years that I have had this car, is that a required part? Can I live without it?
Thanks for the replies, guys.
Rob
'83 911SC
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