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What I'm getting from this is that your brushes don't appear to be worn out?
If they still stick out above the assembly, that means they are getting good
contact with the shaft. In other words this points to a problem with either
the regulator, or an old glazed belt thats slipping without squealing.

If your brushes were worn, you wouldn't see anything over the assembly at all.


t

finding z0 wrote:
>Working from underneath, after unbolting, disconnecting, staring,
>prying and getting covered with grease (this auto recently needed a new
>oil pan as the drain bolt was stripped), I finally got the back? cover
>off the alt.There's room for one eye and one hand under there. I then
>spied the brush assembly I'd seen on websites. Didn't know what held it
>in. I had to remove 2 screws to free up the brush assembly (one i
>could see and didn't know if it held the brushes, the other I found
>when the thing wouldn't let go on the other side. Afraid of stripping
>the first screw and ending my quest it finally came out.
>A diagram would've been helpful. Second one came out easy. Pulled the
>brush assembly. Nope, camel hair they're not. Thick metallic
>rectangles, spring loaded, and concave on the business end where they
>must make contact with a shaft to exchange juice. Nope, I've never
>taken apart an electric motor. I'll order the part and see if i can
>slam this thing back together. Whether it works or not i will have
>learned at least 3 things. One, if you work under a car yer gonna get
>dirty, and two, if you stare at something long enough you can usually
>figure it out while not necessarily avoiding eye strain. Then 3 the
>most important. Persistence, the ability to focus on something long
>after most people with good sense would've dropped. Wait! I already
>knew both those things.


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Don't know. One is really shiny and the other is carbony like it wasn't
making contact. You tell me? Is one enough to keep the alt running? The
shiny one is about 3mm above the housing, and the dark one is about
2mm.

Any tips for how to get the screws back in with the brush assy with one
hand in an obscure awkward position? I'll try tape. Magnetic
screwdriver? Glue?

There should be holes in the new brushes, and a corresponding hole in the
assembly. You can put a really thin wire like a paperclip or a sewing needle
through these holes, it make the installation a breeze.

Even if there are no holes in the new brushes, you can just push them below
the holes inthe assembly and do the same thing.

t

finding z0 wrote:
>Don't know. One is really shiny and the other is carbony like it wasn't
>making contact. You tell me? Is one enough to keep the alt running? The
>shiny one is about 3mm above the housing, and the dark one is about
>2mm.
>
>Any tips for how to get the screws back in with the brush assy with one
>hand in an obscure awkward position? I'll try tape. Magnetic
>screwdriver? Glue?


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It's alot simpler than that. The assy pops into place with the screw
holes lined up. I have only to screw in the screws. Getting them up
there w/o dropping them is the issue. It's awkward, obscure, and
cramped up in there. One hole i can't even see. I will get it done
though. Cheers