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alternator rebuild
so i had a squeeking coming from my alternator, which i then pulled it from the car and i took it apart tonight. the rear bearing is whats squeeking and i guess i need new brushes too. does anyone know the alternator number our lt1s have? mine is a 96 trans am idk if that changes which alternator was used...but yea i need those 2 parts so i can get that fixed...also does anyone know of any alternator rebuild kits that might include those parts?
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so i had a squeeking coming from my alternator, which i then pulled it from the car and i took it apart tonight. the rear bearing is whats squeeking and i guess i need new brushes too. does anyone know the alternator number our lt1s have? mine is a 96 trans am idk if that changes which alternator was used...but yea i need those 2 parts so i can get that fixed...also does anyone know of any alternator rebuild kits that might include those parts?
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while i dont know what number the alternator is, i bought brushes and a new regulator from oreillys a few years ago. not sure if they would be able to get bearings or not. the brushes shouldnt be a problem but the regulator was a cheaply made foreign piece and ended up going out after about a year. it would charge at 18 volts and all the air bag light started flashing. thought i was gonna get sucker punched. i agree with you rebuilding though, especially if you could get away with just brushes. $6 and about a hour is worth it to me.
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rebuilding an alt is easy but you need a press to properly replace those bearings or you can destroy the case.
this place has about everything you need.
http://www.alternatorparts.com/
you'll need that front bearing retaining clip also.
this place has about everything you need.
http://www.alternatorparts.com/
you'll need that front bearing retaining clip also.
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i have a press at school that i used to get the rear bearing out...do i really need to replace the retaining clip?
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if your alternator has a retaining clip up front then you can reuse it, but I haven't found a stock alternator that has the front retaining clip. If you don't use the retaining clip up front the bearing will move in and out of the case.