projectcoshanova
22-02-06, 08:53 PM
HI GUYS IVE JUST GOT MY OLD ALTERNATOR OUT TO SEE IF I CAN RECONDITION IT MYSELF INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT WITH ANOTHER CRAPPY RECONDITIONED ONE THATS PROBABLY JUST GONNA GO ON ME:cry: BUT I REMOVED THE CASING AND FOUND THAT THE SLIP RINGS WERE PROPER DIRTY:roll: SO I CLEANED THEM AND RUBBED SOFT SANDPAPER ON THE SLIP RINGS AND RESET THE BRUSHES SO WHEN REMOVING A PIN TO HOLD THE BRUSHES IN THEY WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SLIP RINGS..:thumb: WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHAT IS THE REASON ALTERNATORS GIVE UP RECHARGING???????:confused: IT SAYS IN THE HAYNES MANUAL THAT BRUSHES MAY BE REPLACED IF THE LIMIT ON THE BRUSHES HAVE EXCEEDED LIMIT BUT THE BRUSHES LOOK FINE...... I THINK IT MIGHT BE DOWN TO THE DIRTY SLIP RINGS BUT WHAT DO U THINK/KNOW???????????????? ALL HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED THANX<P.S I KNOW I COULD BUY A BRAND NEW ONE BUT JUST WANTING THIS ONE TO USE WHILST FIXING ENGINE ETC:cool: