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03-11-2022, 11:31 AM
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I had one die while on a hot springs trip, south of nowhere Nevada. Batteries dead on a Saturday morning. I sure wish I was carrying a spare alternator at that moment, as the closest one I could locate was in 105deg Las Vegas, and we HAD to be home the following morning, 600miles away.
But then again, how much stuff do you carry?
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03-19-2022, 06:24 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Boise
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TomsBeast
I had one die while on a hot springs trip, south of nowhere Nevada. Batteries dead on a Saturday morning. I sure wish I was carrying a spare alternator at that moment, as the closest one I could locate was in 105deg Las Vegas, and we HAD to be home the following morning, 600miles away.
But then again, how much stuff do you carry?
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Were you able to determine what failed? I have had an alternator fail in my Tacoma on a trip and it was the brushes that wore out. A little surgery fixed it. I would rather carry the brushes than an entire alternator.
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03-20-2022, 12:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Santa Cruz CA
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We carry a spare.
Had one go out in Moab, luckily it failed in a gas station after coming into town from the wild. Literally a minute after pulling in the station the van started shaking and I shut it off. The bearings failed and you could see the spindle against the casing.
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03-21-2022, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by m3bassman
Were you able to determine what failed?
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no, I tested it at camp with my VOM, it wasn't putting out the 13.6v ish you want to see from a working alternator (it only showed battery voltage). I traded it in as a core, after swapping it out, in the O'Rielly's parking lot.
When I used to buy and sell air-cooled VW's, I kept brushes and a voltage regulator, a set of bearings for the generator cars, and a diode pack in stock for the ones that had been converted to alternator. I'm not sure where you'd even get alternator parts for a domestic alternator these days, as most of the specialty electrical shops that would rebuild starters and alternators have gone the way of beta tape machines and bell bottom jeans
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03-21-2022, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2022
Location: Boise
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TomsBeast
no, I tested it at camp with my VOM, it wasn't putting out the 13.6v ish you want to see from a working alternator (it only showed battery voltage). I traded it in as a core, after swapping it out, in the O'Rielly's parking lot.
When I used to buy and sell air-cooled VW's, I kept brushes and a voltage regulator, a set of bearings for the generator cars, and a diode pack in stock for the ones that had been converted to alternator. I'm not sure where you'd even get alternator parts for a domestic alternator these days, as most of the specialty electrical shops that would rebuild starters and alternators have gone the way of beta tape machines and bell bottom jeans
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Sounds like brush failed to me. A quick search pulled up a couple options for rebuild kits that include bearings and brushes. YMMV.
https://alternatorstarterrebuildkits.com/product/3g/
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03-21-2022, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Richmond VA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by m3bassman
I have had an alternator fail in my Tacoma on a trip and it was the brushes that wore out. A little surgery fixed it. I would rather carry the brushes than an entire alternator.
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With space at a premium, a smart person would do that. I just tossed the whole unit in at the last minute and was glad I did because it was the bearings that went out, not the brushes.
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03-21-2022, 09:42 PM
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Location: Boise
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Quote:
Originally Posted by campism
With space at a premium, a smart person would do that. I just tossed the whole unit in at the last minute and was glad I did because it was the bearings that went out, not the brushes.
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The rebuild kit comes with brushes and bearings though.
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