Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:57:07 -0500 From: Fred W <Malt_Houndnospamm-me-not*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 1999 9-3 Alternator Pulley Noise
Ben wrote: > Cheers Fred, I appreciate that. > > I actually had the car in for other work and the mechanic showed me the > play in the alternator pulley. So back to my original question, is there > a way to replace just the bearing in the alt. pulley or the pulley > assembly altogether? Or, do I have to get a rebuilt alternator? Ah, then you've already done your homework... it'll be a rebuilt alternator then. > > I've been pretty handy with fixing my own Saab so far, I can probably do > this alone, once I figure out the way to the part that needs changing. > > Not to be nasty, but it seems this days that garages really prefer to > change entire major parts rather that getting into replacing the usual > small malfunctioning part out of the bigger assembly. (sorry for the rant). -- -Fred W
