Fixing the alternator in your motorcar can be a daunting elbow grease. You must disassemble it, repair it and reassemble it after the repair. Whether you demand to save a bantam banknote, result these tips to relieve you locate an alternator.
Instructions
Disassemble the Alternator
1. Bring about a communication of the "Watch" position of the alternator. This is the front to back journey it is housed in the engine. Flash on it for when you re-assemble the alternator.
2. Seperate the ride limitation frame meeting from the bell extremity frame by bewitching absent the Three thru-bolts. Green light the stator in the back housing. Remove the guide head frame from the rotor. Situate the rotor in a hex wrench to remove the shaft devotee.
3. Disassemble the slip bell point frame. Press elsewhere the insert pins. Catch off the insert. Slice off the leads attached to the rectifier bridge terminals and receipts absent the stator. Poke gone the baffle pins and returns out the baffle.
Push until it slips to the bottom of the frame. Solder the connectors back as they were originally.9.
Repair the rectifier bridge. The rectifier fails more than any other component on the alternator. Connect an ohmmeter at a low scale to heat sink from bridge terminals. Then reverse the connections. If both readings are identical, replace the rectifier bridge.
6. Clean the brush holder with a soft dry cloth unless the brushes are really damaged then replace the entire brush assembly component.
7. Spin the rotor by hand to clean the slip rings. Press a fine polishing cloth against the rings while it turns.
8. Push on outside of the bearing assesmbly to replace it.4. Take off the fasteners to lift out the brush holder, rectifier bridge and the regulator from the end frame and disconnect.
Repair and Reassemble the Alternator
5.Replace the cleaned brushes in holder and pin them in. Use some kind of electrical contact transfer grease on the end frame casting under the rectifier bridge to dissipate the heat.
10. Reassemble all the parts. Tap down on the inner and outer race of the slip ring end bearing to join both of the end frames. Replace the thru-bolts.
