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muddyjames:
a way to test bearings is to get a long screw driver and put the end on the bearing whilst engine is running and put your ear to the handle end of the screw driver. Obviously be careful! And hand on heart, I am not winding you up. It genuinely works. A broken bearing sounds worse than a new one and the screw driver somehow makes the small noise sound worse.

bigwood:
 ;)Yes I know this trick and it still eludes me. Belt on, no major noises through screw driver handle but rattles. Belt off rattle stops. :x As instructed this trick should only be only carried out with a modern insulated plastic type handle. A lot of the issued screw drivers in the army tool box had a through shaft so you could use them for violent hitting or chisel like things. During the demonstration of this trick our instructor touched a HT lead on an old series one engine. It was bets on how far he jumped or slung the screwdriver up the workshop. I have got a long weekend now that has no plans for domestic violence ( decorating) or screeming the lengh of the M62 to sort out family estates. I will get to the bottom of this hopefully before it becomes a permanant rattle. I love my tug but it is getting a bit close to a falling out of friends soon.

bigwood:
Tyred the screw driver trick. No noises from alternator. Removed belt and noise decreases.Has any one ever known the crank damper to break up. The thinking being that the extra load from the alternator belt is enough to take out the slack. When the engine is hot it runs a lot smoother any way and the damper isn't as necessary. Old diesels didn't have crank dampers and were very rattly when cold. :-k

Dr Evil:
Turn the radio up.  :lol:

Chris Putt:
Its a landrover. They all rattle, its just a question of how loudly!

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