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Donation Time
Decided to switch to the Hitachi unit to resolve a charging problem. I'd already done this to my other SV. On that one, a friend with a welder filled the existing holes on the stock mounting bracket and redrilled them right next to the old holes (think of a figure-8). That aligned the new pulley.
I've read here where other owners have simply re-positioned the Hitachi unit on the front of the stock bracket and they thought the alignment turned out fine. I tried that tonight. From what I can see, the alt pulley is about 1/2" forward. It appears there's just enough clearance for the belt.
Does anyone have long-term experience with this slightly off-kilter setup? Any burned out bushings?
BTW, Hitachi's unit has been replaced by remanufactured units of in-house brands at Autozone, O'Reilly's, etc.
I've read here where other owners have simply re-positioned the Hitachi unit on the front of the stock bracket and they thought the alignment turned out fine. I tried that tonight. From what I can see, the alt pulley is about 1/2" forward. It appears there's just enough clearance for the belt.
Does anyone have long-term experience with this slightly off-kilter setup? Any burned out bushings?
BTW, Hitachi's unit has been replaced by remanufactured units of in-house brands at Autozone, O'Reilly's, etc.