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Date:         Tue, 9 Dec 1997 16:33:13 -0800
Reply-To:     alistair bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From:         alistair bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Alternator out at *high* rpms?
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>In addition to checking the brushes, you also want to check the bearings. >The rear bearing fails fairly frequently. This causes the brushes to loose >contact. With the belt removed, check the pulley for side to side play. If >any, the bearings are wiped. >

I encounterd bad bearings and a poor fit of the new bearing into the alternator case. I was dismayed to find play even after I installed new bearings so I made up the diff with thin sheet teflon. It worked well and so far has lasted about 8k.

alistair


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