[s-cars] Alternator Problems

[Bjørn Eirik Ødegård]

I read the digests, so you might have got ananswer already, but here goes..
You have to take the alternator out of the car and have the commutators (or more true; rings) turned by a shop (or of you can do it, yourself..) 
It's also nice to change the bearings while youre at it, I had the same done this summer, after about 200'kms, and the generator is as good as new. 
You can get new brushes for the most recent regulator at a machine/electric shop, so don't throw it away..

Regards,
Bjorn :o)
'92 S4 MTM

>Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 11:22:52 -0800
>From: Peter <peter_schoettle at shaw.ca>
>Subject: [s-cars] Alternator Problems
>Gentlemen,
>
>I don't post here very often but I need some help please.
>
>I recently had to replace my voltage regulator because of battery light
>issues. The brushes where worm quite bad. I had to do a second 
>replacement
>several weeks later because one of the brushes on the new voltage reg.
>brock. I assumed I installed it incorrectly and did not have 
>the brushes
>riding the rollers properly. The brushes where also grooved badly.
>
>I replaced the Voltage reg again making my best attempt to install this
>thing correctly. Now I have the same problem again. Is it possible the
>rollers on the alternator are worn to much and it simply needs 
>replacement?
>
>Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
>Peter S.
>


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