On 7/21/2005 7:27 AM THX0001@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 7/21/05 10:21:26 AM, j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM writes:
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><< This thing has a couple of graphite brushes sticking out, spring-loaded.
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>I expect that a fellow is meant to smoosh them into the case before
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>trying to insert the regulator body into the alternator. Does someone
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>have some Handy Hints for this plucky squirrel? >>
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>Just undo the two mounting screws then "roll" the regulator out and towards
>the center of the alternator.  Installing the new one is just the opposite
>action with no need to retract the brushes.
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Oh ho. One of those self explanatory things. Thanks!

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
Carlsbad, CA
KG6RCR