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You can take it apart and rotate the two halfs so the rear lines up better. Been there done that on one I was working on.
Take me your time and you'll see it's not bad to work on.
The rectifier ring arrived today. After soldering it in and putting the alternator back together it charges.
Dont be afraid to replace some parts instead of buying a whole alternator. Or send it to me to fix. ;)
Oh, the positive ring includes the diode trio as I found out today when I opened...
If anyone wants to rebuild their own alternator here are the part numbers and prices I was quoted for the rectifier parts:
Positive Rectifier - 0180000G98S $13.76
Negative Rectifier - 0180000F83S $5.83
Diode TRIO Assembly - 0144300F16S $5.60
It will take some soldering to install...
All the diodes on the negative ring are OK. One of the diodes on the positive ring is OK. It looks like there was an assembly error with two of the diodes on the positive ring being installed upside down.
The triode assembly checked ok too.
The stator tests OK on continuity as well.
Now to...
Thanks. I have the alternator its just bad. The rectifier assembly is bad and the stator is rubbing. I figured it would be cheaper to replace than rebuild. I was looking at single wire alternators but I've not found dimensions to be confident in a substitution.
Edit - Sorry for the typos. Phone...
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