Over two days

Quick update on the Passat generator repair. Friday night I managed to put the car in the "service lock position" which consists of tearing down the bumper cover and removing about twenty screws and bolts. Saturday I took the generator, which I'd removed the night before, to AutoZone and they confirmed it was bad. Luckily I'd convinced them to order a replacement in advance so they quickly swapped out the parts and I headed home. Later that evening I replaced the unit and reassembled the car. All in all about five hours for the job plus the extra hour or so I spent checking for bad grounding connections.

I'm still waiting on my next shipment of parts to arrive but I already have the CV Joint / Axle assembly ready for the change out on the 5th. The plan is to "borrow" my dad's lift to make the job easier and to replace a return hose on the power steering reservoir and an ABS wheel speed sensor. Thought I was kidding about the car maintenance issues huh? So were my neighbors but now they've started to deride the Volkswagen and calling me Mr. Goodwrench.

Ahh, what the hell I'll take it

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