95 YJ alternator...again
01-15-2005, 08:33 AM
#21
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Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his side
line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc. He had
to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner had
installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop that
did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to rebuild
them better.
Snow...
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
> good coast to coast, eh.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jasonp wrote:
>>
>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>> warranty,
>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>
>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>> > old
>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>> > getting a
>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>> >
>> > Ben
>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>> >
>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>> > >
>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>> > >> OK...
>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> > >> again.
>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>> > >> code
>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>> > >> brushes,
>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> > >> than I did the last one.
>> > >> --
>> > >> Old Crow
>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc. He had
to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner had
installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop that
did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to rebuild
them better.
Snow...
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
> good coast to coast, eh.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jasonp wrote:
>>
>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>> warranty,
>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>
>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>> > old
>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>> > getting a
>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>> >
>> > Ben
>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>> >
>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>> > >
>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>> > >> OK...
>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> > >> again.
>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>> > >> code
>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>> > >> brushes,
>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> > >> than I did the last one.
>> > >> --
>> > >> Old Crow
>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
01-15-2005, 08:33 AM
#22
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Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his side
line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc. He had
to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner had
installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop that
did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to rebuild
them better.
Snow...
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
> good coast to coast, eh.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jasonp wrote:
>>
>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>> warranty,
>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>
>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>> > old
>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>> > getting a
>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>> >
>> > Ben
>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>> >
>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>> > >
>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>> > >> OK...
>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> > >> again.
>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>> > >> code
>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>> > >> brushes,
>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> > >> than I did the last one.
>> > >> --
>> > >> Old Crow
>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc. He had
to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner had
installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop that
did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to rebuild
them better.
Snow...
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
> good coast to coast, eh.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jasonp wrote:
>>
>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>> warranty,
>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>
>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>> > old
>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>> > getting a
>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>> >
>> > Ben
>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>> >
>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>> > >
>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>> > >> OK...
>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not charging
>> > >> again.
>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the service
>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>> > >> code
>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the brushes
>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with the
>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>> > >> brushes,
>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and be
>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this repair
>> > >> than I did the last one.
>> > >> --
>> > >> Old Crow
>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
01-15-2005, 06:07 PM
#23
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Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
> side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
> He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
> had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
> that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
> rebuild them better.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>> good coast to coast, eh.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>> warranty,
>>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>
>>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>> > old
>>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>> > getting a
>>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>> >
>>> > Ben
>>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>>> >
>>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>>> > >
>>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>> > >> OK...
>>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>> > >> charging
>>> > >> again.
>>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>> > >> service
>>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>> > >> code
>>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>> > >> brushes
>>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>> > >> brushes,
>>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>> > >> be
>>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>> > >> repair
>>> > >> than I did the last one.
>>> > >> --
>>> > >> Old Crow
>>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
> side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
> He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
> had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
> that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
> rebuild them better.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>> good coast to coast, eh.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>> warranty,
>>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>
>>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>> > old
>>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>> > getting a
>>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>> >
>>> > Ben
>>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>>> >
>>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>>> > >
>>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>> > >> OK...
>>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>> > >> charging
>>> > >> again.
>>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>> > >> service
>>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>> > >> code
>>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>> > >> brushes
>>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>> > >> brushes,
>>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>> > >> be
>>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>> > >> repair
>>> > >> than I did the last one.
>>> > >> --
>>> > >> Old Crow
>>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>
01-15-2005, 06:07 PM
#24
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Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
> side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
> He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
> had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
> that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
> rebuild them better.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>> good coast to coast, eh.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>> warranty,
>>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>
>>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>> > old
>>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>> > getting a
>>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>> >
>>> > Ben
>>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>>> >
>>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>>> > >
>>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>> > >> OK...
>>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>> > >> charging
>>> > >> again.
>>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>> > >> service
>>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>> > >> code
>>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>> > >> brushes
>>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>> > >> brushes,
>>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>> > >> be
>>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>> > >> repair
>>> > >> than I did the last one.
>>> > >> --
>>> > >> Old Crow
>>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
> side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
> He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
> had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
> that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
> rebuild them better.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>> good coast to coast, eh.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>> warranty,
>>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>
>>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>> > old
>>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>> > getting a
>>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>> >
>>> > Ben
>>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>>> >
>>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>>> > >
>>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>> > >> OK...
>>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>> > >> charging
>>> > >> again.
>>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>> > >> service
>>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>> > >> code
>>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>> > >> brushes
>>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>> > >> brushes,
>>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>> > >> be
>>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>> > >> repair
>>> > >> than I did the last one.
>>> > >> --
>>> > >> Old Crow
>>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>
01-15-2005, 06:07 PM
#25
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
> side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
> He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
> had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
> that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
> rebuild them better.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>> good coast to coast, eh.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>> warranty,
>>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>
>>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>> > old
>>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>> > getting a
>>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>> >
>>> > Ben
>>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>>> >
>>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>>> > >
>>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>> > >> OK...
>>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>> > >> charging
>>> > >> again.
>>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>> > >> service
>>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>> > >> code
>>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>> > >> brushes
>>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>> > >> brushes,
>>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>> > >> be
>>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>> > >> repair
>>> > >> than I did the last one.
>>> > >> --
>>> > >> Old Crow
>>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>
"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
> The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
> side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
> He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
> had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
> that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
> rebuild them better.
>
> Snow...
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>> good coast to coast, eh.
>>
>> Mike
>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>
>> Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>> I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>> warranty,
>>> so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>
>>> "Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>> news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com...
>>> > Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>> > old
>>> > and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>> > getting a
>>> > Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>> >
>>> > Ben
>>> > 95 YJ 2.5L
>>> >
>>> > "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>> > news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>> > > How many miles on that old alternator?
>>> > >
>>> > > "Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> > > news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax.com...
>>> > >> Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>> > >> quit charging on my YJ.
>>> > >> Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>> > >> cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>> > >> OK...
>>> > >> until last Monday, anyway.
>>> > >> On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>> > >> again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>> > >> charging
>>> > >> again.
>>> > >> I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>> > >> Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>> > >> service
>>> > >> manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>> > >> troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>> > >> code
>>> > >> 41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>> > >> multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>> > >> resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>> > >> Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>> > >> rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>> > >> brushes
>>> > >> had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>> > >> contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>> > >> the
>>> > >> ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>> > >> brushes,
>>> > >> changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>> > >> Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>> > >> be
>>> > >> good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>> > >> repair
>>> > >> than I did the last one.
>>> > >> --
>>> > >> Old Crow
>>> > >> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>> > >> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>> > >> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>
>
01-15-2005, 11:17 PM
#26
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
Bearing (just the big one, not the little one), brushes, and the little
regulator strip.
SteveBrady wrote:
> What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
> "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>
>>The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
>>side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
>>He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
>>had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
>>that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
>>rebuild them better.
>>
>>Snow...
>>
>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>>>good coast to coast, eh.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>>Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>>>I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>>>warranty,
>>>>so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>>
>>>>"Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com ...
>>>>
>>>>>Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>>>>old
>>>>>and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>>>>getting a
>>>>>Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>95 YJ 2.5L
>>>>>
>>>>>"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many miles on that old alternator?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax. com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>>>>>>quit charging on my YJ.
>>>>>>>Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>>>>>>cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>>>>>>OK...
>>>>>>>until last Monday, anyway.
>>>>>>>On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>>>>>>again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>>>>>>charging
>>>>>>>again.
>>>>>>>I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>>>>Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>>>>>>service
>>>>>>>manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>>>>>>troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>>>>>>code
>>>>>>>41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>>>>>>multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>>>>>>resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>>>>>>Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>>>>>>rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>>>>>>brushes
>>>>>>>had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>>>>>>contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>>>>>>brushes,
>>>>>>>changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>>>>>>Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>>>>>>repair
>>>>>>>than I did the last one.
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Old Crow
>>>>>>>'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>>>>>>'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>>>>>>TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>
regulator strip.
SteveBrady wrote:
> What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
> "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>
>>The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
>>side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
>>He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
>>had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
>>that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
>>rebuild them better.
>>
>>Snow...
>>
>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>>>good coast to coast, eh.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>>Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>>>I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>>>warranty,
>>>>so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>>
>>>>"Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com ...
>>>>
>>>>>Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>>>>old
>>>>>and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>>>>getting a
>>>>>Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>95 YJ 2.5L
>>>>>
>>>>>"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many miles on that old alternator?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax. com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>>>>>>quit charging on my YJ.
>>>>>>>Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>>>>>>cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>>>>>>OK...
>>>>>>>until last Monday, anyway.
>>>>>>>On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>>>>>>again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>>>>>>charging
>>>>>>>again.
>>>>>>>I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>>>>Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>>>>>>service
>>>>>>>manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>>>>>>troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>>>>>>code
>>>>>>>41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>>>>>>multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>>>>>>resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>>>>>>Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>>>>>>rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>>>>>>brushes
>>>>>>>had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>>>>>>contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>>>>>>brushes,
>>>>>>>changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>>>>>>Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>>>>>>repair
>>>>>>>than I did the last one.
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Old Crow
>>>>>>>'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>>>>>>'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>>>>>>TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>
01-15-2005, 11:17 PM
#27
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
Bearing (just the big one, not the little one), brushes, and the little
regulator strip.
SteveBrady wrote:
> What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
> "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>
>>The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
>>side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
>>He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
>>had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
>>that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
>>rebuild them better.
>>
>>Snow...
>>
>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>>>good coast to coast, eh.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>>Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>>>I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>>>warranty,
>>>>so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>>
>>>>"Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com ...
>>>>
>>>>>Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>>>>old
>>>>>and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>>>>getting a
>>>>>Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>95 YJ 2.5L
>>>>>
>>>>>"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many miles on that old alternator?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax. com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>>>>>>quit charging on my YJ.
>>>>>>>Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>>>>>>cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>>>>>>OK...
>>>>>>>until last Monday, anyway.
>>>>>>>On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>>>>>>again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>>>>>>charging
>>>>>>>again.
>>>>>>>I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>>>>Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>>>>>>service
>>>>>>>manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>>>>>>troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>>>>>>code
>>>>>>>41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>>>>>>multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>>>>>>resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>>>>>>Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>>>>>>rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>>>>>>brushes
>>>>>>>had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>>>>>>contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>>>>>>brushes,
>>>>>>>changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>>>>>>Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>>>>>>repair
>>>>>>>than I did the last one.
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Old Crow
>>>>>>>'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>>>>>>'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>>>>>>TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>
regulator strip.
SteveBrady wrote:
> What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
> "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>
>>The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
>>side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
>>He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
>>had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
>>that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
>>rebuild them better.
>>
>>Snow...
>>
>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>>>good coast to coast, eh.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>>Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>>>I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>>>warranty,
>>>>so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>>
>>>>"Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com ...
>>>>
>>>>>Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>>>>old
>>>>>and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>>>>getting a
>>>>>Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>95 YJ 2.5L
>>>>>
>>>>>"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many miles on that old alternator?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax. com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>>>>>>quit charging on my YJ.
>>>>>>>Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>>>>>>cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>>>>>>OK...
>>>>>>>until last Monday, anyway.
>>>>>>>On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>>>>>>again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>>>>>>charging
>>>>>>>again.
>>>>>>>I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>>>>Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>>>>>>service
>>>>>>>manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>>>>>>troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>>>>>>code
>>>>>>>41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>>>>>>multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>>>>>>resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>>>>>>Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>>>>>>rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>>>>>>brushes
>>>>>>>had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>>>>>>contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>>>>>>brushes,
>>>>>>>changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>>>>>>Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>>>>>>repair
>>>>>>>than I did the last one.
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Old Crow
>>>>>>>'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>>>>>>'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>>>>>>TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>
01-15-2005, 11:17 PM
#28
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
Bearing (just the big one, not the little one), brushes, and the little
regulator strip.
SteveBrady wrote:
> What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
> "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>
>>The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
>>side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
>>He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
>>had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
>>that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
>>rebuild them better.
>>
>>Snow...
>>
>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>>>good coast to coast, eh.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>>Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>>>I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>>>warranty,
>>>>so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>>
>>>>"Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com ...
>>>>
>>>>>Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>>>>old
>>>>>and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>>>>getting a
>>>>>Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>95 YJ 2.5L
>>>>>
>>>>>"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many miles on that old alternator?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax. com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>>>>>>quit charging on my YJ.
>>>>>>>Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>>>>>>cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>>>>>>OK...
>>>>>>>until last Monday, anyway.
>>>>>>>On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>>>>>>again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>>>>>>charging
>>>>>>>again.
>>>>>>>I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>>>>Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>>>>>>service
>>>>>>>manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>>>>>>troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>>>>>>code
>>>>>>>41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>>>>>>multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>>>>>>resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>>>>>>Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>>>>>>rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>>>>>>brushes
>>>>>>>had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>>>>>>contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>>>>>>brushes,
>>>>>>>changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>>>>>>Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>>>>>>repair
>>>>>>>than I did the last one.
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Old Crow
>>>>>>>'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>>>>>>'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>>>>>>TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>
regulator strip.
SteveBrady wrote:
> What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
> "Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.com ...
>
>>The alternators in both my vehicles have rebuilt by my former boss, his
>>side line job at the time was rebuilding them, starters, generators etc.
>>He had to do a rebuild on a newly rebuilt alternator the previous owner
>>had installed in the wagon (2 months before I bought it), I know the shop
>>that did the original rebuild and would rather trust my 7 year old to
>>rebuild them better.
>>
>>Snow...
>>
>>"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:41E81D6F.CE299AD4@sympatico.ca...
>>
>>>I have the same alternator and a winch. Gotta love a warranty that is
>>>good coast to coast, eh.
>>>
>>>Mike
>>>86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
>>>88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>>>
>>>Jasonp wrote:
>>>
>>>>I went with a cheap bosch alt, I have no winch....it has a 5 year
>>>>warranty,
>>>>so if it dies a couple times no biggy.
>>>>
>>>>"Ben" <bmccunenospam@knology.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:ReUFd.3925$813.3058@fe40.usenetserver.com ...
>>>>
>>>>>Yeah.. I would like to know also... My alternator in my YJ is 10 years
>>>>>old
>>>>>and works great.. But if and when it does die.. I am thinking of
>>>>>getting a
>>>>>Mean Grean Alternator.. Especially when I hook up a winch..
>>>>>
>>>>>Ben
>>>>>95 YJ 2.5L
>>>>>
>>>>>"SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:cs8nfl02gtc@enews4.newsguy.com...
>>>>>
>>>>>>How many miles on that old alternator?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Old Crow" <walliscrow@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>news:455fu09p7d5pjd8e4k5jf0mu37irr5cons@4ax. com...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Well, if you rember, sometime before Christmas I had the alternator
>>>>>>>quit charging on my YJ.
>>>>>>>Over the Christmas weekend I took the whole charging system apart,
>>>>>>>cleaned all the connections and tightened the belt. This worked
>>>>>>>OK...
>>>>>>>until last Monday, anyway.
>>>>>>>On the way to work, I look down and the Check Engine light is on
>>>>>>>again. Looked over at the volt gauge, and sure enough, not
>>>>>>>charging
>>>>>>>again.
>>>>>>>I just knew it was too good to be true.
>>>>>>>Anyway, continued on to work and had my boss get hold of the
>>>>>>>service
>>>>>>>manager at the local Dodge store. Borrowed the factory
>>>>>>>troubleshooting manual for the charging system(it was throwing a
>>>>>>>code
>>>>>>>41 'generator field not switching'). Spent about a 1/2 hour with a
>>>>>>>multi-meter and a couple of wrenchs to find that I had too high of
>>>>>>>resistance in the field circuit inside the alt.
>>>>>>>Removed the alt from the Jeep and took it to a place I know that
>>>>>>>rebuilds them. After inspection, it was determined that the
>>>>>>>brushes
>>>>>>>had worn the commutator rings down so far that the brushes were not
>>>>>>>contacting them anymore. Glenn says this is a common fault with
>>>>>>>the
>>>>>>>ND alternators. He installed a good used rotor and a set of
>>>>>>>brushes,
>>>>>>>changed me $50 and sent me on my way.
>>>>>>>Now, this morning when I get to work, I'll reinstall the alt. and
>>>>>>>be
>>>>>>>good to go again...*and* I have a lot more confidence in this
>>>>>>>repair
>>>>>>>than I did the last one.
>>>>>>>--
>>>>>>>Old Crow
>>>>>>>'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
>>>>>>>'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
>>>>>>>TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
>
01-16-2005, 06:16 AM
#29
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:11:19 -0700, "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net>
wrote:
>How many miles on that old alternator?
Around 187,000, assuming that the previous owners never had it
replaced before.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
wrote:
>How many miles on that old alternator?
Around 187,000, assuming that the previous owners never had it
replaced before.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
01-16-2005, 06:16 AM
#30
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: 95 YJ alternator...again
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:11:19 -0700, "SoK66" <SoK66@frontier.net>
wrote:
>How many miles on that old alternator?
Around 187,000, assuming that the previous owners never had it
replaced before.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2
wrote:
>How many miles on that old alternator?
Around 187,000, assuming that the previous owners never had it
replaced before.
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2