Rebuild stock alternator???

[stubborn1]

Does anyone know if there are kits available to rebuild your stock alternator? A few years back, I heard you could buy replacing bearings and brushes together in a kit pretty cheap.

Thanks

 

[jimbo74]

a new alternator isnt that expensive anyways....

 

[88vert]

135 for reman over 200 for new 35 for rebuild kit

 

[TheJMan]

I just bought a remanufactured alternator from Checker about a week ago for $114. It was a stock Motorcraft alternator, just rebuilt. They had rebuild kits for around $42, but it seems like too much of a hassle to disassemble the alternator, replace the needed parts, and put it back together again.

 

[MattPersman]

if its just brushes or bearings then just get those parts and replace it. to rebuild it you have to obviously take it apart and figure out whats wrong. if its a wire or more on the stator you are better off putting it back together and getting a reman unit.

if you know how to diagnose the alternator components and rebuild them then its a cheaper option. but what happens if you rebuild it and 5 miles down the road something else goes wrong inside it? you are out the rebuild kit $ and the time you took to rebuild it.

thats the reason 99.9% of shops will put a reman in cause there is a 12 month/12k mile warranty typically and its cheaper and faster for Mr and Mrs customer than paying for a rebuild with no warranty