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Hadn't driven the MR2 for a couple of weeks while I was doing some other work to it so when I finally tried to start it, it kept cutting out.
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Realised the alternator had seized when I smelt the belt burning and had a friend looking it at and could see it not moving at all.
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Figured we'd take the alternator out and try to free it off before buying a new one.
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We've removed the pivot bolt as well as the adjustor and the other bolt.
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Now, at first we struggled to even move the alternator at all but we managed to get it pivoting in its mount with the use of a breaker bar, jack bar some hammering and some levering but even then it was tight and it still will not move from its mount.
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We've used plenty of PlusGas but I guess the questions are, are we being stupid and missing something or has anyone else experienced the same and how did you get around it?
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Thinking of taking a blow torch to it but not sure that would help that much.
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