FREEWHEEL CLUTCH ALTERNATOR

HOW TO DETECT THE ALTERNATOR FREEWHEEL CLUTCH FAILURE

It is easy to check the part serviceability on your own. For this, you have to remove the drive belt from it, smoothly rotate the freewheel clutch by hand, and then sharply stop it. If you feel that the alternator rotor continues spinning for some time after the pulley has stopped, the component is in good order, if not - replace it.

Then make sure that the part locking mechanism is in good condition. You need to lock the rotor with a screwdriver, and then try to rotate the freewheel clutch in both directions. If the part rotates freely in both directions, then it has failed.