Testing out my new ARB and Engo winch, the 80 got quite a bit of mud and sludge up in the engine compartment. About 10 miles down the road my charging light came on and I was getting around 9.5V while running. I suspected it got really wet and dirty and didn't think much of it except for kicking myself for not replacing the alternator or brushes during my HG job. Oh well.
I hosed out the engine compartment and let it dry for a day or two but never recovered. Picked up the brush kit PNC - 27370-75060.
The hardest part of the job is removing the alternator from the pivot bolt perch and fishing it out even with the power steering reservoir unbolted and moved out of the way. Otherwise there are 4-5 bolts to remove after deciding whether you're going to remove the battery box and P/S reservoir. 1 to 1.5 job and would recommend as preventative maintenance as others have suggested. Others may have different ways to perform this fix (on-vehicle, different cleaning method, etc), to each his own.....
#1 and #2 shows dirty alternator and OEM name plates.
#3 shows the fasteners you need to remove to remove the cover. There are a total 3 nuts and one bolt you need to remove in order to remove the cover. You will also want to remove the bottom most 'generator wire nut' and black shroud at top right in order to remove cover.
I hosed out the engine compartment and let it dry for a day or two but never recovered. Picked up the brush kit PNC - 27370-75060.
The hardest part of the job is removing the alternator from the pivot bolt perch and fishing it out even with the power steering reservoir unbolted and moved out of the way. Otherwise there are 4-5 bolts to remove after deciding whether you're going to remove the battery box and P/S reservoir. 1 to 1.5 job and would recommend as preventative maintenance as others have suggested. Others may have different ways to perform this fix (on-vehicle, different cleaning method, etc), to each his own.....
#1 and #2 shows dirty alternator and OEM name plates.
#3 shows the fasteners you need to remove to remove the cover. There are a total 3 nuts and one bolt you need to remove in order to remove the cover. You will also want to remove the bottom most 'generator wire nut' and black shroud at top right in order to remove cover.
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