Avoiding Alternator Comebacks: Did Your Supplier Provide the Right Pulley?
Automotive repair businesses that install remanufactured alternators are urged to verify that their units are equipped with overrunning alternator decoupler (OAD) pulleys for the growing number of late-model vehicles now requiring this advanced technology.
New Website Helps Jobbers, Installers Understand Recent Dramatic Changes in Alternator Pulley Technology
www.decouplerpulley.com helps parts professionals, technicians eliminate increasingly common belt-drive repair issues.
DENSO Sales California Releases New 2009 Starter and Alternator Catalog
DENSO Sales California has announced the availability of a new 2009 Starter and Alternator catalog (#SA-CAT-0409) for its First Time Fit Starter and Alternator line. The expanded catalog includes 105 new part numbers, 165 additional product photos and 163 new applications covering more than 10 million additional units in operation (UIO).
Tech Tip: Be Careful When Handling Alternators with Floating Stators
Some original equipment alternators made in recent years feature a “floating stator” that is more sensitive to proper handling than previous designs. “The stator, or set of windings that surround the rotor, is press fitted or in a very tight tolerance situation in most alternator designs,” said Fred Padgett, group product manager for starters and alternators for Bosch.
Tech Tip: Are You Unnecessarily Replacing Starters and Alternators?
How many starters and alternators are replaced unnecessarily every year because of misdiagnosis? Nobody knows for sure, but suppliers of both new and remanufactured rotating electrical parts tell us more than half of their warranty returns have "no fault found" when the parts are examined. Many of these returns are from DIYers who lack diagnostic know-how, but some are from professional technicians who apparently lack the ….
AIM Announces New Remanufactured Alternator Coverage for Cadillac Escalade and Chevy Suburban
AIM announces a new Talon brand premium remanufactured alternator for the 2003-2004 Cadillac Escalade 5.3L and 6.0L and 2003-2004 Chevy Suburban 5.3L and 6.0L (Part #66410). This part number is available in a 105 amp version. Offering fit, form and function that meets, and in most cases, exceeds OEM standards ….
Tech Tip: Understanding Why Alternators and Starters Fail
One reason why alternators have a high failure rate is because they’re always working under a load. Generating electricity to recharge the battery, run the fuel pump, injectors and ignition system, and power all of the vehicle’s lights and other electrical accessories places a substantial load on the alternator that generates a lot of internal heat.
Alternators & Starters: How and Why These Hard-Working Components Fail
One reason why alternators have a high failure rate is because they’re always working under a load. Generating electricity to recharge the battery, run the fuel pump, injectors and ignition system, and power all of the vehicle’s lights and other electrical accessories places a substantial load on the alternator that generates a lot of internal
AIM Announces Availability of Catalog Supplements for New and Remanufactured Alternators and Starters
AIM has announced the release of its catalog supplements for the automotive aftermarket that include the most up-to-date applications for the company’s new and remanufactured starters and alternators. The supplements feature the company’s Xtreme brand of new starters and alternators and premium remanufactured alternators and starters under the Talon brand name.
Tech Tip: Don’t Scrap that Alternator without Reading this First
In some cases, technicians think they are getting poor-quality alternators because they don’t seem to last very long, and they seem to need replacement too often. What they fail to realize is that the health of the alternator is directly affected by the condition of the rest of the electrical system.