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Rattle from front of engine. Alternator?
Final update: my neighbor has a metal lathe so I turned the originally 20mm shaft collar down to 17mm and found a 17x52x16 bearing ironically from a Jaguar alternator. Fit perfectly and it’s spinning nicely again. Will replace the brushes next week and get it installed soon. All in all a $10... -
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Rattle from front of engine. Alternator?
Ok I’m back at it and the noise was still there. This time I pulled the ends off the alternator and here is what I found. Looks like the front bearing was greased with asphalt and the bearing wasn’t spinning. Slowly the rotor shaft was being machined away which increased the slop in the shaft. I... -
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Rattle from front of engine. Alternator?
Update on the noise. It is coming from the 60Amp Alternator. I took it off and the front nut that holds the pulley on was loose. This allowed the cooling fan blades to contact the housing and cause a noise. I tightened it up but I'm not convinced the noise is totally gone. I still feel like... -
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Rattle from front of engine. Alternator?
I hope this video posts, but I have a pretty loud rattle from the area of the alternator. Will the alt make this noise and what can I do to fix it? The belts did squeak a couple times even though the belts seem tight. Sound familiar? https://share.icloud.com/photos/0owoSEIbibn6INPw_2Kdr8dng#Home