120 Amp Audi Alternator Install

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

yea, give us some model info and such. Also the car model/year/other pertinent info would help.
Never know, might be able to get that one at an auto parts store for ckeaper than the stock 16v
ones. more amperage to boot.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Erickson" <ranahan@charter.net>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 6:08 PM
Subject: 120 Amp Audi Alternator Install


> I installed an Audi 120 amp alternator on my 16v over the weekend and
> thought I'd pass on what little tech info I gleaned from the experience.
>
> First of all, you may ask, "Why?"  You don't -need- a 120 amp
> alternator.  Well, 'cause it was cheap ($50) and it only had 200 miles or
> so on it.   That's the cheapest replacement I found anywhere.  Besides, it
> -looks- cool.
>
> The installation is basically "plug-and-play" with a couple notes:
>
> - The mounting bracket on my engine had too much material outboard of the
> rear mounting bolt hole.  It hit the case on the alternator prohibiting
> proper bolt alignment.  A couple minutes with a Dremel fixed that problem.
>
> - The adjustment bolt on the Audi unit has a larger diameter than the one
> on the stock alternator.  I widened the slot in the adjustment bracket to
> compensate.  I have read that others just put a long bolt all the through
> the bracket and bolt hole and put a nut on it (No thanks.  That means you
> need two hands to tighten the bolt.  One hand is usually busy holding
> tension on the belt.).
>
> - The back of the Audi alternator is black plastic and has a fitting for a
> two inch ventilation duct.  The fitting will hit the radiator if left in
> place.  The Dremel took care of that problem as well.
>
> - You need to swap pulleys, but do that on the car.  Its nice to have the
> alternator held in place while you are wrenching on it.  Besides, the belt
> is easier to deal with if you just pull off the pulley.  The stock
> alternator pulley is keyed, but the Audi alternator is not.  I stuck a long
> rod into the alternator to keep the armature on the Audi unit from turning.
>
> The old pulley on the Audi alternator lines up perfectly with the pulley
> that drives it (AC compressor).  I was quite pleased to get a nice 14v out
> of the alternator when I fired it up.  All-in-all, I probably spent two
> hours on the swap.
>
>
>
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