I'll add to the alternator issue discussion on here (shout out Ebike toter) because mine is also having issues.
Yesterday I cranked over the troopy and all the dash lights that usually go off after the truck cranks over remained on - filter, battery, timing belt. The good people of Troopcarriers of Australia informed me that this is likely because my alternator isn't outputting. A quick check with a multimeter allowed me to confirm that.
After a little bit of research I learned that this is a known issue with 70 series alternators especially if they get dirty with mud and a cleaning of the brushes can often solve the problem. I had driven through some serious mud not too long ago and not really cleaned the engine bay since. So today I pulled the alternator and took it apart to get at the brushes.
Now that I have it apart I see that the brushes are VERY worn down and the rotor quite worn too where it contacts (see photos below). I'm thinking, if nothing else for the sake of reliability and longevity, this calls for more than just a cleaning even if that might get it working again for the time being. Options I'm considering:
1. I understand you can just replace the brushes and brush housing, but I have no idea if these parts are even available.
2. Replace the alternator altogether with the same one. Haven't gotten to do too much research on it yet but I assume it's the same as a 1HZ alternator.
3. Replace it with a different alternator (maybe higher output). This is probably ideal because I did just get all the bits for a house battery setup, but my electrical skills are limited so I'm not sure if there is something that's essentially plug and play.
Can anybody who has experience with this help me to determine which of the above options is best?
Also, anybody know the part numbers for the alternator belts? I figure might as well replace those while I've got this thing out.
Thanks in advance!
Yesterday I cranked over the troopy and all the dash lights that usually go off after the truck cranks over remained on - filter, battery, timing belt. The good people of Troopcarriers of Australia informed me that this is likely because my alternator isn't outputting. A quick check with a multimeter allowed me to confirm that.
After a little bit of research I learned that this is a known issue with 70 series alternators especially if they get dirty with mud and a cleaning of the brushes can often solve the problem. I had driven through some serious mud not too long ago and not really cleaned the engine bay since. So today I pulled the alternator and took it apart to get at the brushes.
Now that I have it apart I see that the brushes are VERY worn down and the rotor quite worn too where it contacts (see photos below). I'm thinking, if nothing else for the sake of reliability and longevity, this calls for more than just a cleaning even if that might get it working again for the time being. Options I'm considering:
1. I understand you can just replace the brushes and brush housing, but I have no idea if these parts are even available.
2. Replace the alternator altogether with the same one. Haven't gotten to do too much research on it yet but I assume it's the same as a 1HZ alternator.
3. Replace it with a different alternator (maybe higher output). This is probably ideal because I did just get all the bits for a house battery setup, but my electrical skills are limited so I'm not sure if there is something that's essentially plug and play.
Can anybody who has experience with this help me to determine which of the above options is best?
Also, anybody know the part numbers for the alternator belts? I figure might as well replace those while I've got this thing out.
Thanks in advance!