Alternator "brushes" Q

[Henry A Harper III]

If you get a reg from AutoZone/FLAPS, I would recommend mail-ordering a
Bosch to have on hand (in the car with a Philips) for when the AutoZone
no-name part dies in a year or so. Based on recent experience with my GTI -
reg croaked out of town on a Saturday and AutoZone was what I could find
with the part on the shelf. One of the brush springs then broke on the
AutoZone part before the brushes had much of a chance to wear.

>
> What you want is the voltage regulator.  A pretty common part, available
> from most of the FLAPS.  Two philips screws and you're done.  I needed
> one for the '90 200TQA on a Sunday afternoon, and to my surprise the
> local AutoZone had it on the shelf.  About $7 more than the Bosch mail
> order, but still going strong.
>
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> "God's a kid with an ant farm, lady. He's not planning anything."
>
>  suffolkd at aol.com writes:
> > My 200 20V alt went from 13 v to under 12 in a week.
> >
> > Is suspect the brushes are gone.? Batteries getting weaker.
> >
> > What is the Audi part number for the brushes which insert from the
> > back?
>
>
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