shutzero

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?

ss.slp.ls1

iTrader: (36)

Just get an alt from AutoZone. They are rebuilt stockers, and it comes with a warranty. You give them the old one for the core fee. I think the last time I bought one, it was $188.

shutzero

188 is a bit much for me when i can rebuild it for a fraction of the cost

ss.slp.ls1

iTrader: (36)

Well I figured at 153k on the oem alt, when it started squeeking that it was time to just replace the whole thing. Plus having a warranty is nice.

shutzero

the squeeking is just from a bearing. i do see where youre coming from however.

shutzero

so does anyone know what kind of alternator it is? is it the 12si?

FlamingChicken

iTrader: (2)

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.

RamAir95TA

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Just buy another alternator. No questions asked.

shbox

Heck, let the guy put a bearing in it, already!

It is a CS144, 140 amp.

Z8'S

iTrader: (6)

CS-144

fergymoto

iTrader: (129)

Why is everyone so affraid to rebuild an alternator? It's easier than installing headers let alone cams, cylinder heads, etc. Why pay $190 for something you can do yourself for a quarter of the price or less?

shutzero

exactly! and thanks for the help guys

shutzero

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3AIT&viewitem=
is this what i need?

fergymoto

iTrader: (129)

That looks right.

buffman

iTrader: (9)

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.

shutzero

i have a press at school that i used to get the rear bearing out...do i really need to replace the retaining clip?

buffman

iTrader: (9)

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.

King Nothing

iTrader: (9)

Old thread revival lol
LT1's got a 140 amp alt and LS1's got a 102amp?

biketopia

iTrader: (5)

seems to be the case, just entered the info into our parts program at work and they came back as that. Guess the engineers liked the slightly smaller case on the 102. Hell on my 03 duramax the 145amp is an upgrade the 105 is the standard option.