You should be able to get one of these at your local flaps for $100 or so.  If
the brushes are shot, the bearings may soon follow.  The slip rings will also
be worn leading to premature failure of the new brushes anyway.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From:   Vanagon mailing list  On Behalf Of Bob O'Shaughnessy
Sent:   Tuesday, September 09, 1997 1:29 PM
To:     Vanagon@GERRY.SDSC.EDU
Subject:        Re: Used alternator for '84 wanted

>If anyone has a used alternator for an '84 Vanagon w/o air please let me
>know.
>
>Thanks,
>Bryan
>

     Bryan, before you replace the alternator, make sure that you don't
simply need to replace the brushes/voltage regulator.  It is a black
plastic rectangle (or circle on my a/c 84) on the back of the alternator
held by two screws.  Remove the screws, and pull the unit out.  There
should be two pieces of grey metal with concave rounded ends.  If they
are plenty long (10-15mm) something else is wrong.  If they are worn down
to the nub, replace the at your FLAPS and be on you merry way.

___________________________________________________________________________

Bob O'Shaughnessy
84GL, 85GL project (Mine)
82 Diesel L with carbed Rabbit engine (belongs to friend)
74 Bus (Dad's)
72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat.
Currently seriously eyeing a early 70's Westy