Last year my alternator decided to give up the ghost. There was little or no warning just everything started to go dim until the car stalled out and rolled to a halt.
Today almost a year later I was cleaning out the garage and found that old alternator so I removed the regulator/brush assembly and this is what I found.:(
As you can see from the images the upper brush is worn to limits and the lower brush has 50% more material still left. I suppose the upper brush lost its contact and therefore failed to charge the battery.
I read somewhere on the net there is a $8.95 fix for the worn brushes by using power tool replacement brushes sanded down to the proper size and resoldered into place.:D
Sounds like a future project.
Today almost a year later I was cleaning out the garage and found that old alternator so I removed the regulator/brush assembly and this is what I found.:(
As you can see from the images the upper brush is worn to limits and the lower brush has 50% more material still left. I suppose the upper brush lost its contact and therefore failed to charge the battery.
I read somewhere on the net there is a $8.95 fix for the worn brushes by using power tool replacement brushes sanded down to the proper size and resoldered into place.:D
Sounds like a future project.
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