Old Crow

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

Old Crow

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:07:08 -0500, "SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove
this)rogers.com> wrote:

>What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?

Well in my case it was a bearing, a rotor and brushes. $59 including
tax. I coulda got a rebuilt from O'Reilly's through my son's
girlfriend(who works there) for $82, but I can use the extra $20 for
gas next week.



>
>"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.co m...
>> 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
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>
>>
>

--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Old Crow

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:07:08 -0500, "SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove
this)rogers.com> wrote:

>What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?

Well in my case it was a bearing, a rotor and brushes. $59 including
tax. I coulda got a rebuilt from O'Reilly's through my son's
girlfriend(who works there) for $82, but I can use the extra $20 for
gas next week.



>
>"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.co m...
>> 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
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>
>>
>

--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Old Crow

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:07:08 -0500, "SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove
this)rogers.com> wrote:

>What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?

Well in my case it was a bearing, a rotor and brushes. $59 including
tax. I coulda got a rebuilt from O'Reilly's through my son's
girlfriend(who works there) for $82, but I can use the extra $20 for
gas next week.



>
>"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.co m...
>> 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
>>>> > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>
>>
>

--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Old Crow

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:48:39 GMT, "Jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote:

>I just changed the Altenator in my YJ for $90 and 10 minutes. Why not just
>put a rebuilt one in and be done with it? You've already spent a lot of
>hours on this....

Well, lets see...at Christmas time I was pretty well tapped out and
also had 4 days off work. It cost me nothing to fire up the heater
in the shop and spend a couple hours cleaning connections(Oh, yeah, I
also installed the fog lights I got for Christmas). That worked for 3
weeks, so it wasn't really wasted time.
Last week, I spent about 20 minutes with the service manual figuring
out if it was the alt or computer. This included removing the alt.
I then spent $59 to have the thing rebuilt. 1 year warranty(locally,
but I never take the Jeep out of the area anyway). Took me another 15
minutes to put the thing back together Friday morning at work.

Don't know where you got a rebuilt for $90. The only way I could come
close to that price was to buy it through my son's girlfriend who
works at a parts store. Around here the cheapest I could find was
around $125.

--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Old Crow

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:48:39 GMT, "Jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote:

>I just changed the Altenator in my YJ for $90 and 10 minutes. Why not just
>put a rebuilt one in and be done with it? You've already spent a lot of
>hours on this....

Well, lets see...at Christmas time I was pretty well tapped out and
also had 4 days off work. It cost me nothing to fire up the heater
in the shop and spend a couple hours cleaning connections(Oh, yeah, I
also installed the fog lights I got for Christmas). That worked for 3
weeks, so it wasn't really wasted time.
Last week, I spent about 20 minutes with the service manual figuring
out if it was the alt or computer. This included removing the alt.
I then spent $59 to have the thing rebuilt. 1 year warranty(locally,
but I never take the Jeep out of the area anyway). Took me another 15
minutes to put the thing back together Friday morning at work.

Don't know where you got a rebuilt for $90. The only way I could come
close to that price was to buy it through my son's girlfriend who
works at a parts store. Around here the cheapest I could find was
around $125.

--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

Old Crow

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:48:39 GMT, "Jasonp" <hick@up.com> wrote:

>I just changed the Altenator in my YJ for $90 and 10 minutes. Why not just
>put a rebuilt one in and be done with it? You've already spent a lot of
>hours on this....

Well, lets see...at Christmas time I was pretty well tapped out and
also had 4 days off work. It cost me nothing to fire up the heater
in the shop and spend a couple hours cleaning connections(Oh, yeah, I
also installed the fog lights I got for Christmas). That worked for 3
weeks, so it wasn't really wasted time.
Last week, I spent about 20 minutes with the service manual figuring
out if it was the alt or computer. This included removing the alt.
I then spent $59 to have the thing rebuilt. 1 year warranty(locally,
but I never take the Jeep out of the area anyway). Took me another 15
minutes to put the thing back together Friday morning at work.

Don't know where you got a rebuilt for $90. The only way I could come
close to that price was to buy it through my son's girlfriend who
works at a parts store. Around here the cheapest I could find was
around $125.

--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

RoyJ

I got my kit for '87 YJ for $13

Old Crow wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:07:08 -0500, "SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove
> this)rogers.com> wrote:
>
>
>>What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
>
> Well in my case it was a bearing, a rotor and brushes. $59 including
> tax. I coulda got a rebuilt from O'Reilly's through my son's
> girlfriend(who works there) for $82, but I can use the extra $20 for
> gas next week.
>
>
>
>
>>"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.c om...
>>
>>>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.co m...
>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

RoyJ

I got my kit for '87 YJ for $13

Old Crow wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:07:08 -0500, "SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove
> this)rogers.com> wrote:
>
>
>>What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
>
> Well in my case it was a bearing, a rotor and brushes. $59 including
> tax. I coulda got a rebuilt from O'Reilly's through my son's
> girlfriend(who works there) for $82, but I can use the extra $20 for
> gas next week.
>
>
>
>
>>"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.c om...
>>
>>>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.co m...
>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2

RoyJ

I got my kit for '87 YJ for $13

Old Crow wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 18:07:08 -0500, "SteveBrady" <steve.brady@(remove
> this)rogers.com> wrote:
>
>
>>What's in a rebuild....bears and brushes?
>
>
> Well in my case it was a bearing, a rotor and brushes. $59 including
> tax. I coulda got a rebuilt from O'Reilly's through my son's
> girlfriend(who works there) for $82, but I can use the extra $20 for
> gas next week.
>
>
>
>
>>"Snow" <snowbal@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>>news:UY8Gd.58308$TN6.2104602@news20.bellglobal.c om...
>>
>>>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.co m...
>>>>>
>>>>>>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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>
>
> --
> Old Crow
> '82 Shovelhead FLTC 92" 'Pearl'
> '95 Jeep Wrangler YJ
> TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51, SPUNGER#2