I don't believe I have ever encountered this anywhere, but last weekend, I was doing my best "shade tree mechanic" impersonation and noticed that my ratchet, with extension and socket attached, had suddenly (and took quite a bit of strength to disengage) attached itself to the pulley of the alternator.
Is that normal? Am I missing a grounding wire somewhere? I just don't remember alternators having magnetic pulleys, but it has been a really long time since I had to tinker on an older car, so I forget some of the finer key points of the odd things to look for - such as left hand threaded studs on the drivers side, etc.
Is that normal? Am I missing a grounding wire somewhere? I just don't remember alternators having magnetic pulleys, but it has been a really long time since I had to tinker on an older car, so I forget some of the finer key points of the odd things to look for - such as left hand threaded studs on the drivers side, etc.