[s-cars] alternator

[Djdawson2 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/14/2005 7:33:45 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
trgreen at comcast.net writes:

> 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.
> 

Yep, Tom's right.  If you pull the alternator, it is actually pretty 
straightforward to replace the bearings and the regulator all at once.  The smaller 
rear bearing is typically the one that goes, but do them both while you're in 
there.  As long as the armature is in good shape, you'll be able to get another 
life out of it.
HTH,
Dave