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Re: battery light when blinkers on
- To: quattro@swiss.ans.net
- Subject: Re: battery light when blinkers on
- From: zm@mhcnet.att.com (Zafer Mehmood [209])
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 1994 10:05:03 +0500
- Original-From: mhcnet!zm (Zafer Mehmood [209])
- Original-To: swiss.ans.net!quattro
- Reply-To: quattro
- Sender: quattro-owner
>
> In my experience, the alternator brushes wear out anywhere between 100K and
> 150K miles. They are a part of the voltage regulator assembly, and when new,
> stick out about 12 mm; they should be replaced when they are about 2mm.
>
> The trick is that very few part places sell them separately; they go with the
> whole regulator. I bought mine at the local import-parts shop for $5 a pair,
> and I changed them on both of my cars at around 150K. You need a fairly strong
> soldering iron, I'd say about 100W.
>
These brushes are also available at the Audi dealer for $8. Amazingly
enough, there are some parts that are reasonably priced by Audi. I needed
that black flexible plastic cooling duct for the alternator. Needed to be
special ordered by the dealer. I thought its going to be expensive, special
part, etc. Guess how much it was? $3. I couldn't believe it!
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Zafer Mehmood AT&T Bell Laboratories
zm@mhcnet.att.com Murray Hill, NJ