"Bosch rebuild"

[james accordino]

I thought I referred to it as a "remanufacture".  If I
didn't, then that's my bad.  I do understand that
point.  There is a substantial difference between
"rebuilt" and "remanufactured".  I have had experience
with many vehicles with Bosch parts.  My Dorf pickup
has Bosch fuel and engine controls.  My SO's POS Dodge
Shadow had fuel, engine management, and electrical
components all built by Bosch.  IME, the reman. Bosch
parts have NO questionable parts on them.  They
replace EVERYTHING but the core guts of the part.
Again this is only my experience with a limited # of
parts of non-Audi nature.  These parts absolutely
appeared new in every respect.

Jim Accordino

--- Burl Vibert <blur at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> Time to define a few things automotive.  There is no
> such thing as a
> Bosch factory rebuild.  There is however, a Bosch
> factory
> "remanufactured" alternator available.  I believe
> this is what you are
> referring to.
>
> A rebuilt alternator probably wouldn't have new slip
> rings unless it
> needed them, rebuilding means disassembling,
> cleaning, replacing any
> broken parts or parts worn beyond their tolerance,
> then reassembling
> and testing. It doesn't necessarily mean that the
> slip rings would be
> turned unless they needed it.
>
> A remanufactured alternator will have the bearings
> replaced and the
> slip rings turned or replaced.  Other than that the
> process is pretty
> much the same except it probably gets a dip and a
> better warranty,
> with of course the higher price to match.
>
> Unfortunately many people interchange "rebuilding"
> with
> "remanufacturing".  Even many people in the industry
> interchange the
> two words, but there is a difference, more so in
> other things than
> alternators.
>
> Burl Vibert
> 1987 5kcstq (with working speedo and odo now,
> woohoo)
> Kingston, Ontario
>
>
>
> cobram at juno.com wrote:
> >
> >  james accordino <ssgacc at yahoo.com> writes:
> >
> > > If that's the case, I don't think Bob's gonna be
> too
> > > happy.  The few Bosch factory rebuilds I've
> seen(never
> > > bought one myself; too pricy) had MANY new
> parts.  All
> >
> > If the units are less than pristine, they're
> "backyard" rebuilts being
> > passed off as original Bosch rebuilts.
> >
> > All the Bosch "rebuilts" I've seen over the last 8
> years or so were Brand
> > New units in the rebuilt box.  Not that expensive,
> about $150 for the
> > 200T, $200 for the V8Q, $125 for the 90amp or a
> whopping $60 for the
> > 65amp '84 5KS powerhouse.  Local distributor
> prices.
> >
> > BCNU,
> >
> >
>
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