Has anyone taken apart their alternators? I'm having a hell of a time trying to push the brushes down while getting the the rotor's shaft back into the housing. Is there a trick way to do this? I figureI can polish the outside while it's all apart, but I'd be nice to have an alternator again..

 

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Still having a hard time putting this alternator back together. Is it a matter of removing the rear bearing and using it to push in the brushes. Then putting the shaft and rotor back in the case, or do I need to remove everything including the rotor from the shaft and reassemble as in the diagram? Any advice would be much apreciated..

 

I'm having the same problem.. but i can't get mine totally apart.. i can't get the shaft off the front housing... I think i should take it to a machine shop...

 

If it is simliar to my "85" there is a small hole in the back of the alternator just under the center were the bearing goes into. Slide a paper clip into the hole (from the back) to hold the brushes up out of the way when assembling the bearing in their place then remove the paper clip.