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Date:         Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:04:20 -0500
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Subject:      Re: Alternator: the play is thing
Comments: To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
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AAAAALLLLLLLL bearing have play unless they are preloaded.
.   The ALT. bearings are bad if you can feel any.


Jeff Oxroad wrote:


>How much play is acceptable in the Alternator bearing? I'm guessing the
>answer is none.
>
>But I don't want to replace the Alt. prematurely as it's functioning fine.  I
>just had the fan belt off and found the play is slight, but noticeable.  It
>is not enough to interfere with the functioning of the alternator cooling
>fan--because then even I could figure out it's time to replace.
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>83.5 Westy
>LA,CA
>
>
>
>
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