Hi Art!

I should have known that you have already been down and back on the rebuilding road.

I have three extra alternators on the bench. Two I have replaced brushes in already but the third one has slip rings that are worn out.
Now, Just when I am crossing the intersection of that road to go down, you are standing there smiling again!
I don't think there is anything you have not dissected electrically on these cars!

Like I say, I was studying the possibilities and thought I would just shave the rings thinner until I found out how they are held on. I have nothing to lose as it will always be good for a core at the PnP.

I was eyeballing this outfit for parts for both alternators and starters. http://www.aspwholesale.com/slip-ring-bo.html
Do you have a good web source or do you use some specialized auto electric place locally?

I have one that I get my brushes from but I see he could do better on the price. Trick is, I don't have to wait for his parts, they are in stock and so common.
Since I now have a personal stash, I can afford to share in "his" rebuilder wealth (:) and learn at the same time. His rework is fair to good most of the time but the bill stays the same in a sense labor is out the door.


I have two,or three extra starters that I snagged from PnP's over the years.
I am going to jinx myself, but I have never had to work on any starters in my cars yet.
I suspect the brushes should be getting short, after this long of time, even though they spin over far less than the alternators.
On domestic cars, I surely would be on my second or third starter, put into each car by now!


Of the five cars in my fleet, I expect to have a problem, one of these days. A couple cars are over the 300k mark, another two with over 250k and the '84 is rolling past the 180k mark.

Hey I stayed on topic pretty nicely this time.
Good day

Phil