i brought it to my mechanic who spun it and said the bearings were shot. more reason to think i tightened the belt down too muchYou never told us if the old one turned out to be bad. And let me tell you from personal experience, Autozone and Advance have told me in the past that my alts were bad when in fact there were good. I still catch them hooking them up wrong and have to show them the proper way.
check your pms. if i can return the one i got, i'll take you up on your offer. the least expensive one i could find was $154. can you send one ASAP and i'll paypal you?I wish I would have saw this sooner Chris, I could have done a lifetime warranty POLISHED unit for 100 bucks! Oh well..I'm glad you got it fixed.
This is good to know Mustang. Why do some of them go bad right away or if you "touch" them with metal? Is that a stupid myth?and I guess I am saying, why do some rebuilt ones go bad right away??You never told us if the old one turned out to be bad. And let me tell you from personal experience, Autozone and Advance have told me in the past that my alts were bad when in fact there were good. I still catch them hooking them up wrong and have to show them the proper way.
As for Autozone, their machine is a piece of crap! It's a stupid computer that just tells you if it's bad or good, nothing else.
I've been rebuilding these alternators for 6 years now so I know them pretty well. Bearings are super easy to swap and I've never once heard of "fluid" causing any issues if it did get in there. It's just a HUGE electromagnet so a little fluid wouldn't have the slightest affect unless it got into the regulator/plug.
Also, the regulator in these alternators RARELY EVER goes bad. It is usually the brushes that get fubard up. Either they get worn down to the nub or they break off completely.
I wish I would have saw this sooner Chris, I could have done a lifetime warranty POLISHED unit for 100 bucks! Oh well..I'm glad you got it fixed.
The main thing that goes in these alts is the brushes as I mentioned above. Next is diodes popping, then after that it's the rectifier's going bad, these tend to ooze melted insulation out from them when they go bad. When these go bad, it can cause a direct short and sometimes kill your battery SLLLOOOOWWWW.
don't worry about it ... this thread is pretty much done anywayNM. Don't wanna get off topic.
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