1972 Duster Build with my Daughter
Finally back at it. Time to finish up all these little things that we got started then were distracted away from. It warmed up a lot today but we just worked on the kitchen table where it was nice and warm... Alternator. To put in the rear bushing the case was put in the toaster oven to get it hot then a big socket on the back to support the housing a smaller socket to drive it home. A little grease and the hot case took very little to get it driven home. The rotor was in the freezer all morning and the front bearing went in the toaster over. Very little needed to drive that home with a socket that only contacted the inner race.
Kaelyn used the photos to reassemble the alternator.
I bought a NOS rotor and stator off eBay for less than $50 so we needed to get the stator wires routed so they would not rub on any edge and short out... Make sure you have the holes for the 3 bolts aligned before you call the stator done.....
Buttoned up. I need to split it once more and take the rotor and pulley to the machine shop to press the pulley back on....
We also got the NOS gear for the wiper. Split it back apart and installed it. The kit comes with screw for the rivets you drill out and some grease as well.
This took maybe 10 minutes. I did buy some nice black rivets off eBay but there were 3 that were too close to the lip for my rivet gun to fit so I used 3 rivets and 3 screws from the kit.
Finally back at it. Time to finish up all these little things that we got started then were distracted away from. It warmed up a lot today but we just worked on the kitchen table where it was nice and warm... Alternator. To put in the rear bushing the case was put in the toaster oven to get it hot then a big socket on the back to support the housing a smaller socket to drive it home. A little grease and the hot case took very little to get it driven home. The rotor was in the freezer all morning and the front bearing went in the toaster over. Very little needed to drive that home with a socket that only contacted the inner race.
Kaelyn used the photos to reassemble the alternator.
I bought a NOS rotor and stator off eBay for less than $50 so we needed to get the stator wires routed so they would not rub on any edge and short out... Make sure you have the holes for the 3 bolts aligned before you call the stator done.....
Buttoned up. I need to split it once more and take the rotor and pulley to the machine shop to press the pulley back on....
We also got the NOS gear for the wiper. Split it back apart and installed it. The kit comes with screw for the rivets you drill out and some grease as well.
This took maybe 10 minutes. I did buy some nice black rivets off eBay but there were 3 that were too close to the lip for my rivet gun to fit so I used 3 rivets and 3 screws from the kit.