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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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fully disassembled, blasted, customized and restored 75 targa with factory hard top, 993 style turbo ft fenders, steel flares, C2 bumpers and rockers, 82 3.0 sc 9.5/1 engine with PMS flywheel, 964 cams, flowed heads, ssi's short geared 915 w/lsd, polybronze, bilstein,working lambda, modified and highly tuned cis, tensioners, pop valve, backdated exhaust and heater, 2300 lbs. no bolt left untouched. 1970 911E. Nice car but needs a re-do. |
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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. |
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