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alternator repairs
hey guys, my vl alternator is gone i think, when i start the car the volt meter jumps around 8v to around 12v then the car stalls and has to be jump started again, because the battery is flat.
I have yanked the alternator out, where in melbourne could i sent it to get refurbished, as i am selling the vl and dont want to spend lots on a new one. Also around how much?
I went to the wreckers today and there had 2 alternators but the plug on the back of them (the regulator) was differnt to that on the loom in the vl, so a second hand one with the right plug, or get it refurbished is the options.
the holden mechanic
usually costs around $150 to have a new regulator fitted and the alternator checked out.
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pulled it apart and there seems to be a melted part of the copper wires, is this the "brushes" if so, how do you remove it, so i can put a new one in...
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heres the pic of the melted part, and of that half of the alternator
that alternator is completely rooted.
you either have a bosch type or a hitachi type. those are the two types vl 6's come with. you will be far better off getting an alternator from a wreckers, even if it looks old.
you may have to buy a new reg for it if your unlucky but the bosch one is only about $30 and they only take 30 seconds to change once youve got the alt off the car
This is good site to watch.I found it informative as I have been researching a lot lately on such matters such as you talk about.
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yeah its the bosche one, and iv seen the regulators for them on ebay for 30 buks, my local wreckers had them but with the wrong plug, i now know that my vl had an adaptor on it to suit the alternator that was in it lol. So they are selling them for $55 is that a good price for a second hand alt?Originally Posted by Panama
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