"Bosch rebuild"

[Burl Vibert]

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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