Can't believe you have to drop the motor to change the alternator in a 76 super beetle. Anyone up for the job? Will pay a reasonable rate.

 

drop the motor!!!!!!! imagine the shop rate for changing a alternator on that!!!

 

I don't have to imagine it, I got it straight from the Volkswagon dealer. It was my moms car, she gave it to me, I don't want it. For sale sign is coming forthwith. Need to fix this problem first, any Volkswagon experts out there that can handle this job?

 

Roy, I thought that you might have been da man for this job, guess not? I'll call ya when I want a turbo.

 

It's not as bad as it sounds. There are like 8 bolts, some linkage and some wires to un-do and the motor drops right out. It's probably a 4 hour job start-to-finish for a decent mechanic. Still a pain just for an alternator though.

Mike

 

i have a friend who lives in coq. and hes really good with vw's.

shoot me a pm for name and number.

 

four hours!!!! sorry steve the only free time i have is weekday evenings, and it sounds like wed get it half finished one day and finished the next. if you got free time in the evenings and a haynes manual on the car bring it over.

 

Amit, you have a pm, thanks buddy. Thank you too Roy, I'll keep you as a back-up plan.

 

A friend of mine had one of those. We pulled the motor in less than an hour with 3 of us. To pull a motor out with human power was a cool experience.