Just a note--alternator stopped putting out juice-it was a “remann” the previous owner installed-I have the receipt. Mine also sounded "rough", probably just old and tired-like me-haha :o).-My great mechanic Dave got a real nice original equipment Bosch alternator out of a 740 that had only about 123k on it. When he pulled the brushes on that 740s alternator to look at them, the brushes were maybe only about 1/3 gone-a lot remaining -but, he already had a setup waiting for me with new brushes. The brushes on my remann were almost non-existent-no wonder my battery wasn’t happy. He, Dave, installed those new brushes in the one from the 740 , installed the alternator in our ‘89-245 wagon, and off I went; I swear I could hear the battery smiling. I could have gone with another reman, but I agreed with Dave, that Bosch original equipment from the 740 probably has a lot more miles left on it than a “new” reman might have.

I can picture sometimes a "remann employee/person" has an alternator that needs fixing in front of him on a table,-finds a loose screw-tightens it, wipes it down a bit, and labels it “remanufactured”. Yeah, right! BTW-total cost to me, all parts and labor-$110. (a ”new” remann would have set me back about $160+tax, plus labor.) Gotta love a good, honest, (for the about 5 years I've been dealing with him) "shade tree" mechanic!