Regular Alternators: Disassembly
- Scribe an alignment mark on both end frames for reassembly reference. Remove 4 through bolts and separate drive end frame and rotor from slip ring end frame and stator. See Fig 1 .
Remove and clean brushes to prevent grease from soaking into brushes.
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- Remove brush springs and place pressure sensitive tape (not friction tape) over slip ring end bearing and bearing shaft on rotor. See Figure .
Remove 3 nuts holding stator leads to rectifier bridge and remove stator.
- Remove 1 screw with plastic insulator, holding diode trio to brush holder. Remove diode trio. Remove screws securing regulator and brush holder. Remove indicator lamp resistor, brush holder and regulator.
- Remove rectifier bridge by removing screw with washer, screw at capacitor lead, and nut and washer from "BAT" terminal stud. Remove insulator and "BAT" terminal stud. Remove screw securing capacitor to end frame. To remove rotor from drive end frame, install rotor in vise, but only tight enough to remove shaft nut, washer, pulley, fan and collar. Separate end frame from rotor.