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Re: Changing alternator on '98 Windstar, pulley come with alternator?
I bought one from Advance Auto Parts. It came with the pully.
However, the regulator module and brushes were different than the original one. It lasted about a year and failed. It had a warrenty, so I took it back for a replacment. That lasted another year and failed, although I was able to resurrect that one. One of the brushes had become siezed due to the poor "rebuild" work that was done. Once I freed it and cleaned it's guide, all worked well again.
As I have now purchased window lift motors from Carquest with similar results, I am not impressed with the workmanship of these rebuilds. In the future I plan to either rebuild them myself, or purchase rebuilds directly from a repuitable rebuilder. No more junk.
A lot of alternators fail because the brushes wear out. You can purchase new brushes, and if you can do the solder job, you can do your own rebuild.
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