I'm contacting the supplier today to get their input & assistance.

The garage didn't say the belt was tight I'm just wondering what could cause the bearings to be knackered in a New 2 year old alternator.

Could it have been the belt tension was too tight?

Hi guys, my bongo started making some new noises yesterday and the garage told me today the bearings on the alternator have had it.

Is this normal for a unit just under 2 years old?

Thanks guys for your assistance.

New alternator now fitted and working very nicely.

The charge to both car battery and leisure battery (via split relay) looking very healthy now.

how loose should the belts be before removing them?
do they need levering off or should they just come off easy?
is it OK to let the belts hang or do they need to be held on to?

It seems to move a bit then stops against a largish hose attached to the engine block. Don't want to force it but....

So should the belts come off before removing the bottom bolt?

Once the belts are off and the bottom bolt is out, should it just then lift out, or does something else have to be ...

Hi, I have a new alternator from Albaston that I'm trying to fit.

I have disconnected the battery, Removed the pivot bolt on the bottom and removed the bolt on the tension slide bracket at the top and disconnected all the cables.

Problem is how do I get enough slack to get the belts off the pulley ...

I have a question, are all Bongos 4WD? I assumed they are, however I unfortunately got stuck in some mud today and found that whilst my rear wheels were spinning in the mud the front wheels were doing nothing at all?

This would lead me to believe that I only have rear wheel drive or that there is ...

I'll have a rummage around in the day light I think, what am I looking for exactly? Is it a small relay unit or something larger?

I have just looked on fleabay for a split charge unit, there are loads, none appear to be a Willinton one though, where do you get them from (if I haven't already got ...

Just updated my profile - I'm in sunny Eastbourne on the South Coast.

Not sure if I have a split charge unit or not to be honest, from what I can see there is a power unit / a fuse board unit with RCD for 2 circuits / a DS300 UK unit which has fuses for the various appliances and the control panel ...

Thanks John for the speedy response, does the rest of the operation appear normal?

I was a bit surprised to find the leisure battery isn't charging when the vehicle is running?

Peter

Hi, being a complete newbie to the Bongo (less than a week), I have been discovering how everything works and have some questions about the use of Batteries (main one and leisure one) and the DS300uk Zig unit that is installed.

The conversion was carried out by AVA Leisure in 2006 and is all in ...