>Thanks to Greg, Joel, Randy and Don, my alternator has been successfully
>removed. And they were all right, it was easy.
>
>I took it to a local place that rebuilds them and they tried swapping
>out the regulator without any luck.  They did say that the brushes were
>extremely worn but they didn't have any of the right ones that they
>could put into it.  Now my alternator is back at home without a dime
>being spent on it yet.
>
>So, where's the best/cheapest place to find the brushes?
>
>Thanks all,
>Tonya
>87 Vanagon GL Wolfs
>74 S. Beetle

Got mine at the local auto and tractor parts place.  Brush and regulator
set is neihoff # WA719, cost $34.
HTH,
tk