alternator cover trick?

[dude608]

need tip I cant get the cover off by the starter that is held on by the magnet. Ive pulled and pulled and pulled. any help?

[simon kuether]

Don't know if I can give you a pull(crude Aussie slang).Just grasp it firmly and PUULLL.It'll come off in your hand.Cheers,Simon.:-D

[focus frenzy]

Don't know if I can give you a pull(crude Aussie slang).Just grasp it firmly and PUULLL.It'll come off in your hand.Cheers,Simon.:-D

hmmmm I speak some fair dinkum strine but "pull" escapes me?

back on topic.
often a bond develops between the cover, gasket and case and you have to give it a few good whacks with a rubber mallet.

[lurch12_2000]

When I pulled my stator cover off I first broke the gasket seal carefully with a 2" putty knife. Work one side, then the other, then the bottom, then top...you get the idea. Now you should be pulling against the magnetic force of the stator only. You can use some type of wooden stick to help leverage and pry it off and presto the thing will fall off and hopefully you won't roll back on your keister when it let's go because you're off balance and you drop and crack the cover!!!
Oh, and be sure you got all the screws off first(9 of them?).

[twr1776]

If you are not in to replace the stator have a box or something under the cover so when it does break loose you are not hanging the cover by the stator wires. When you put the cover back on make sure your gasket is ready. The cover will "suck" back on with the magnet almost pulling the cover out of your hands. I put the gasket on the motor first and used a couple of VERY small dabs of Permatex here and there to hold the gasket in place for the cover.

[chuckycheese]

Stuck

If you can't pull it off, it's not because of the magnet. Those things get 'glued' on pretty good through the years.

[salty_monk]

Block of wood & a club hammer... tap it at the corners near the joint to break the seal. Works better than whacking with a mallet.

Dan