Re: 715 Alternator Rebuild Project Series
Post by adk4x4 on Oct 6, 2006, 8:31am

At last the parts are in! And they fit too!

One thing I forgot to mention about removal of the recitifier, be careful to watch out for the isolation washers and bushings, these items will not be easy to replace.

The removal of the old diodes was pretty easy. An old chisel and a few whacks later and out they came. I should have been a little more careful about though because now I will be touching up the epoxy coating on the heat sink.

The new ones went in as easy. Do yourself a favor and check and double check that the pos. and neg. banks receive the correct diodes. I used a very large C-clamp and my benchtop to press them in. Use caution not to deform or distort the diode. A 3/8" socket fits perfectly over the diode on it's face and provides a flat surface to press on. The leads were cut off the old diodes and fitted to the new ones. The factory used a bronze clip, no solder, I used a spade connector cut in half and just a touch of solder. Be careful not to heat the diode. Mount the diodes first and then connect the leads.



Now the recifier is ready for any epoxy touch-up on the pos. bank and re-install.

The diode supplier was cpcares.com