you are describing one of the symptoms of something out of round/balance. normally the bearings or bearing surface in an alternator. with that kind of symptom i would turn it in as a core and get a replacement rather than rebuilding that one. jimt On Tuesday, Oct 29, 2002, at 12:02 America/Denver, Mike Ray wrote: > Howdy all, Before I get a new Alternator, can anybody make an educated > guess what part is bad? > > It bench tests fine electrically. It was rebuilt 5 years ago w/ new > bearings. At about 3K RPM, it vibrates (grumbles). You can hear it but > not see it. When you free spin the shaft, there is no side-to-side > play BUT there is forward to rear play in the shaft. Is it most > likely... > > bearings, center shaft, or housing? I guess what's bad would decide if > I get it rebuilt or replaced. Thanks all! > > Mikey > > `87 Westy Eeyore (big, blue, slow) > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > |
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