Alternator pulley help please.

[mike damerell]

It appears that the front bearing in my alternator has gone out. I have my T.M. open to 4-3 Alternator pulley replacement trying to figure out how to get the pulley off. I seem to either not understand what the manual is saying or I have some odd pulley set-up. Mine seems to have a hex at the forward end and doesn't look anything like either picture I am finding in the manual.
Can anyone please tell me what I need to look for?
It's a M1045a2
I will try to post a picture of the alternator.

 

[Mogman]

IF the front bearing has gone out you will have to pull the alt to take it apart,
That alt has an overrunning clutch on the front, they tend to have a little play and are noisy by nature.

 

[mike damerell]

It has a little more than half an inch of play. It definitely has a new much louder noise, like a blender full of wood chips.
I guess I will start by pulling it out and go from there.

 

[Mogman]

Is it possible the overrunning clutch is bad? and not the alt bearing?

 

[mike damerell]

Is it possible the overrunning clutch is bad? and not the alt bearing?

I have no idea I am not a mechanic and this is my first experience wrenching since high-school 30 years ago.

 

[Guyfang]

Well, roll your sleeves up, and go for it. Send pictures. They are worth a thousand words.

 

[Gcelevator]

Is it possible the overrunning clutch is bad? and not the alt bearing?

Mogman, how do you fix that clutch? I have one damaged and would lime to get it replaced for spare. I mean, if it is fixable instead of replacing the whole $500.00 part.

 

[Mogman]

Mogman, how do you fix that clutch? I have one damaged and would lime to get it replaced for spare. I mean, if it is fixable instead of replacing the whole $500.00 part.

I have not ever tackled that one, I am sure someone has though.

 

[86humv]

The clutch is built into the pully.....if it fails or quits as a clutch....it will be like a standard pully without a clutch.