Anyone do a 06 GS300 alternator rebuild
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Looking for tips, hacks, or plain ol' good advice
Last weekend, I carbon-cleaned the top end and just yesterday, tfing alternator crapped out on me. I probably spilled some Chem-Clean and it fried the diode pack... the bearing sounds good, so tonight I'm taking it off and cleaning tf out of it with acetone and 2-24(electrisol). I'm not a mechanic
"Get Back, Lo-Retta! "' - The Beatles
, but I fix my own car(s). I purchased Lo-Retta in January '22 and I don't plan on parting with her. My first Lexus. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated....
Foot
"Get Back, Lo-Retta! "' - The Beatles
, but I fix my own car(s). I purchased Lo-Retta in January '22 and I don't plan on parting with her. My first Lexus. Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated....
Foot
#4
You can get a Denso brand rebuilt alternator from Rock Auto for around $150 (plus ~$80 core charge). Rebuilding your OE alternator can be less costly, but given that replacement requires a fair amount of skill or a good helping of luck to get the rear bracket lined up right, I'm not sure I can recommend rebuilding in good conscience. That said, if rebuilding, I recommend replacing the special "alternator decoupler" pulley. A lot of the earlier models either didn't come with a protective lid on the pulley or it fell off, causing the pulley to wear out. You need an impact wrench and a special tool (can borrow from Autozone or O'Reilly or whatever) to remove the pulley.
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You can get a Denso brand rebuilt alternator from Rock Auto for around $150 (plus ~$80 core charge). Rebuilding your OE alternator can be less costly, but given that replacement requires a fair amount of skill or a good helping of luck to get the rear bracket lined up right, I'm not sure I can recommend rebuilding in good conscience. That said, if rebuilding, I recommend replacing the special "alternator decoupler" pulley. A lot of the earlier models either didn't come with a protective lid on the pulley or it fell off, causing the pulley to wear out. You need an impact wrench and a special tool (can borrow from Autozone or O'Reilly or whatever) to remove the pulley.
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