Awesome.

I'm sorry to say that I didn't choose to go the difficult route on this one -- I took it to one of the area Volvo shops. about $600 dollars later and I had a refurbished alternator. The job is quite a bit more difficult that you might think. When the shop explained it to me, I felt better about leav...

Yep, again, this is a weird situation. The pulley didn't snap, it "spun" off. Unthreaded itself. It has not seized, as it can be rotated. I have threaded it back on as far as I can get it without the tool. I guess I'm trying to avoid the expense of a new alternator if someone can help me d...

Yeah, I had no idea about it either. For an interesting post on VW's that have the same style pulley, check this out:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=139424

The pulley "is" the nut.

While driving on the freeway for about 45 miles, I heard a quick screeching and a clunk, and then the computer said there was an electrical system loss. I pulled over and found that the free wheel pulley had spun off of the alternator. The belt was intact and did not look damaged. After quite a bit ...

2002V70 wrote:I have it in my '02 and my '04 Toyota Sienna (same fliud spec). Works great.

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How long have you had it in your 2002 V70 so far?

2004 V70 2.5T 5-speed automatic transmission, 48,500 miles. I am planning to change my transmission oil, (experiencing sluggish shifts and a little slippage) thanks to very many good articles on the procedure on this site and others. I have come across Amsoil and it appears to meet the JWS-3309 spec...