Can I replace this without buying a new alternator?
05-05-2004, 01:45 AM
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Can I replace this without buying a new alternator?
I broke this off when I loosened the bolt holding the positive wire to my alternator. Can the plastic part that isolates the electrical connections be replaced without replacing the whole alternator?
05-05-2004, 01:48 AM
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Re: Can I replace this without buying a new alternator?
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I broke this off when I loosened the bolt holding the positive wire to my alternator. Can the plastic part that isolates the electrical connections be replaced without replacing the whole alternator?
I broke this off when I loosened the bolt holding the positive wire to my alternator. Can the plastic part that isolates the electrical connections be replaced without replacing the whole alternator?
05-05-2004, 02:37 AM
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If that tab is even necessary.... you can probably get one off of a Bosch alternator at the junkyard. Generally they just bolt on. The main thing to be careful of, is that you don't twist the terminal stud as you disassemble/reassemble. I didn't look that closely at mine when I had it out, but it should be straightforward enough to do. If it doesn't look straightforward to you, maybe JB weld is the thing to do. 
05-05-2004, 12:41 PM
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What type of alternator is that? When I removed mine I found out it was a Paris Rhone 
probably why I'm having problems with it.
Oh BTW, carburetor cleaner works great to clean up the alternator... it helped mine tremendously, yet it still needs to be replaced.
You can pull out the brushes and flush it out with the cleaner.
probably why I'm having problems with it.Oh BTW, carburetor cleaner works great to clean up the alternator... it helped mine tremendously, yet it still needs to be replaced.
You can pull out the brushes and flush it out with the cleaner.
05-05-2004, 01:13 PM
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Second the JB Weld.
Another material that I use often is MarineTex, available in most marine supply stores. It is a 2-part epoxy stick - you break off as much as you need, then knead (homonym alert!) the outer and inner layers together, then apply it like PlayDoh. It hardens like a rock and is impervious to oil and high temperatures.
It works real well when you need a built-up area on a repair.
Another material that I use often is MarineTex, available in most marine supply stores. It is a 2-part epoxy stick - you break off as much as you need, then knead (homonym alert!) the outer and inner layers together, then apply it like PlayDoh. It hardens like a rock and is impervious to oil and high temperatures.
It works real well when you need a built-up area on a repair.
05-05-2004, 01:22 PM
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Careful using carb cleaner in the alternator. The windings are coated with a varnish or paint to insulate the wires from one another, and carb cleaner can strip that away. It can also strip the grease from the bearings. I'd suggest disassembling the alternator and testing carefully on part of the exposed winding to make sure your solvent of choice does not soften the varnish/paint. If it does, you might want to consider electric motor cleaner or denatured alcohol with a paint brush. Either way, test first and careful around the bearings!
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05-05-2004, 01:49 PM
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Originally posted by Randy V
Second the JB Weld.
Another material that I use often is MarineTex, available in most marine supply stores. It is a 2-part epoxy stick - you break off as much as you need, then knead (homonym alert!) the outer and inner layers together, then apply it like PlayDoh. It hardens like a rock and is impervious to oil and high temperatures.
It works real well when you need a built-up area on a repair.
Second the JB Weld.
Another material that I use often is MarineTex, available in most marine supply stores. It is a 2-part epoxy stick - you break off as much as you need, then knead (homonym alert!) the outer and inner layers together, then apply it like PlayDoh. It hardens like a rock and is impervious to oil and high temperatures.
It works real well when you need a built-up area on a repair.