Thanks to all for the replies/input.? With the alternator being 7 years old and over 100k and it sounds a bit noisy, I'm going to just replace the whole thing.? Easy enough.? Should have it today.
On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 4:05 PM Stephen Jackson <register@...> wrote:
On mine, the brushes were just worn out and only making occasional contact
I pulled the alternator and did the swap on the bench
Stephen
On Feb 22, 2021, at 1:03 PM, Wigen via <chenely63=[email protected]> wrote:
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Check slip rings where brushes contact them, if wore bad go for a different alternator?
On Feb 22, 2021, at 1:55 PM, Tabitha & Mark Reed <tmreedsix@...> wrote:
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I have replaced just the voltage regulator before, since the alternator seemed otherwise OK (not squealing or grinding sounds when I turned the pulley).? Autohaus AZ had the voltage regulator which included the brushes, etc for around $75 at the time.? You can swap out the voltage regulator with the alternator in place, so it is pretty easy to do. (This is on a VR6 model but I would think that the regulator is at least available for your model, access may be another story all together).? This is pretty common preventative maintenance on the 1.8T motor also.