YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN ALTERNATOR SERVICING

Information is provided for the do-it-yourself car owner on repairing a malfunctioning alternator. There are generally four symptoms of a defective alternator or voltage regulator: no charge, partial charge or overcharge of battery, and alternator noise. The operating principle of an alternator is explained, and its major parts are illustrated. Methods of checking the battery and its connections are described. Isolating the alternator from the voltage regulator as the source of the problem is discussed. Clues are given to quickly identifying the cause of alternator noise as a defective diode, stator, or bearing. Instructions and photographs/illustrations are provided for disassembling, checking, and replacing alternator parts.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Times Mirror Magazines, Incorporated

  380 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Hill, R
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 117-120
• Serial:
  • Popular Science
  • Volume: 216
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Times Mirror Magazines, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0161-7370

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternators; Mechanics (Persons); Repairing
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387814
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-029 550
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 30 1984 12:00AM