essexgirl wrote:

I own such a noisy alternator myself. The wear of bearings is big
enough to make noises (you can actualy hear it when turning by hand),
but still not big enough to upset the brushes. And never will be, as
the bearing with such a big play would simply fall apart.

that is a gauranteed statement that lol we dont need this forum since ur
here to put us all right hehe. how many alternators have you actually
re-conditioned? Obviously not the noisy one sitting in your car bud lol. All
the best for 2006 ;-)

Got off on the wrong foot?

I just wanted to say, that the proper charging does not neccessary
mean, that the alternator is not making noises.

Actually - I reconditioned myself two, the current one not included but
obviously due for a long time. The single thing stopping me from
reconditioning the current one is the lack of the suitable wrench to
remove the pulley. For which I need an access to the welding equipment,
to make me one.

And from what I saw, I can say, that usualy it is the front bearing,
which starts to make noises first as it handles all the load from the
belt. The brushes are sitting at the opposite end, near the second
bearing, which is usualy still ok. So, you will need a huge play at the
front bearing in order to upset the spring loaded brushes (provided the
brushes themselves are not worn to the limit).