[s-cars] alternator

[Tom Green]

That sounds like good advice to me.   I would grab the pulley to see if
I could feel any shaft wobble due to bearing play.  They last an 
unbelievably
long time, but if they are worn, the brushes in the new regulator won't 
last.
If I went to the trouble of removing the alternator during all this, I 
would
rebuild  or replace it.   Check all those (corroded?) connections  as 
well.

Tom '95 S6

On Feb 14, 2005, at 6:11 PM, Djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:

I think you ought to pull the voltage regulator and look at it.  
There's only
2 screws that hold it on to the back of the alternator... you can pull 
it and
look at the brushes.  Likely they're shot, and the part costs only 
about $50.
HTH,
Dave in CO

In a message dated 2/14/2005 3:53:23 PM Mountain Standard Time,
tedebearp at yahoo.com writes:

don't know at this point whether it's the alternator or voltage 
regulator.
i'm debating whether i should just replace the alternator and voltage
regulator with an alternator/voltage regulator from www.ultranator.com
(which several listers recommended).  if i do so, i figure that will
eliminate the alternator as a potential source of problems for a long 
time.