With the alternator disassembled, Alternator Disassembly, and the bearings selected, Bearing Selection, it was time to clean up the parts and put the assembly back together. I cleaned up the housing with just a brush and elbow grease, which cleaned up very well. For the electrical windings I first sprayed it down with CRC electrical contact cleaner. The diode panel Read More …
Rebuilding the alternator myself I was given the opportunity to select high quality bearings. Not all bearings are the same and that becomes clear when re-manufactured alternators fail faster than the one that came with of the car. In fact, even going with the exact same bearings as the ones coming out may not be the correct either. The large Read More …
For the short period of time I had the car running, I noticed that the battery voltage when the car was running was lower than expected (hovering right above 12 volts). In addition to that, the headlights would dim when the radiator fan would turn on. Generally this could be caused by many things, such as a worn battery or Read More …