Alternators - PRESTOLITE: Overhaul: Reassembly

1. Press new bearing into front drive housing with dust seal toward rotor, install bearing retainer snap ring. Start rotor shaft into bearing, use press tool fitting over shaft and against bearing inner race to press bearing on shaft until seated against shaft shoulder. Install spacer, woodruff key, fan and pulley on shaft, install lockwasher and pulley nut, tighten nut securely.
2. With diodes installed in heat sink and rear housing (see DIODE REPLACEMENT  above) and all soldered connections properly made, install stator and rear housing on rotor and front housing
   CAUTION: (Align marks made at disassembly),

   install retaining screws.

3. Install brush holder assembly. Check assembly to make certain that rotor turns freely and there is no interference between rotor and brush holder or stator leads.

Fig 1: Prestolite "ALK" Alternator Assemblies

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