alternator prices

[geeves]

Hi all
I have 2 alternators sitting on the bench. One has the usual blown stator regulator and diode pack. The other ran the rear bearing so the vacuum pump seal let oil through the whole thing and spun the housing. ie 2 broken alternators and none for the truck.
Im too broke at the mo to pay the auto sparkies price of 600ish for a new one after spending 750 on rust for the last wof (only got to drive it once after the wof) or 450 for a Japanese rebuilt one.
Does anyone know of a better price anywhere. So far I havent found anything second hand but the sparky tried a few places and they wanted 300

[mudslinger]

make 2 into one, pull them both apart and use the undamaged housing, with the good reg and diode pack, replace the bearings, brushes and oil seal. for the bearings and oil seal saeco stock them all i think round $50 mark and the brushes are like $5. what i've done is remove my air con pump and put a petrol engine alt up top, works a treat

[slightlydodgy]

Think outside the square my petrol rodeo had a small odd sized one now I have a honda integra one at $70 and yes
I realise you need one with a vacuum pump

[mudslinger]

keep your dead alt for vac pump and wire a petrol one in place of air con pump

[geeves]

Both vacuum pumps showed slight leakage. and the stators were not interchangable.
Nothing was interchangable on these 2

[stardog]

give this guy a try http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Rodeo-Jac ... 1e6211ee57

[mudslinger]

under vac pump is a o ring and on inside housing is a oil seal, odd's are the seal or o ring are leaking or the copper washers from oil line are worn

[kcsoft]

give this guy a try http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Rodeo-Jac ... 1e6211ee57

+1 for ebay, local sparkies can't even get em as cheap!!

[geeves]

The better of the 2 alternators spun the bearing between the alternator and vacuum pump This caused the shaft to run off center in the seal.
The other one was probably just the oring but nothing else was saveable anyway. That one came off a Mu with over 300000km on it and ran 2 years in my truck.
I liked the price of the ebay one but with the exchange rate plus freight plus getting someone over there to pick it up and send it the saveing wasnt great. Ive ordered a new one which will be here tomorrow for $500 NZ
There was none at picapart and the other wreckers wanted 300 second hand