911SC Alternator overhaul or not question
 

Hello folks,

Could you help in deciding if I need to overhaul my alternator/generator?
The voltage regulator failed and smoked the battery... and I have 16V on tick-over to the battery now.
After taking it out to see what regulator I should get, I see what could be allot of wear on the pick-up points on the shaft (see photo). Is this normal or too excessive?
Bearings are good otherwise.

Also, the voltage regulator has only one wire from it... and I see the ones on Pelican etc are two wire... but I have no second spade connector to connect it to!

(an overhaul is around 280 or so euros with exchange (France), a regulator is about 35 euros.... first browse around for prices)

Thanks for your help!!
brd.

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since you have went this far you might as well, if just for piece of mind. Take the old parts (ft and rr bushing/bearings to) to your local armature shop, get the parts and do it youself, its not hard. cost me around 80 us.

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Thanks. But the bearings are fine. It's just the pick-ups on the rotor that appear worn (how are they replaced?) and the voltage regulator appears knackered.

Also, does the two wire regulator replace the one I have (in photo above)? I have only seen two wire ones when I look online and I don't know where the second wire goes on my alternator... no second spade connector.

brd.