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66 Belvedere - Alternator #1497468 09/06/13 11:03 PM 09/06/13 11:03 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 331 Northeast edl OP enthusiast
edl OP enthusiast Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 331 Northeast	how do you bench test an alternator? (in baby steps for an amateur) - thanks!

Re: 66 Belvedere - Alternator [Re: edl] #1497469 09/06/13 11:46 PM 09/06/13 11:46 PM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 17 oklahoma 6 69suprbee member
69suprbee member 6 Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 17 oklahoma	Most auto parts stores will test it for free

Re: 66 Belvedere - Alternator [Re: edl] #1497470 09/07/13 01:35 AM 09/07/13 01:35 AM
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA Kern Dog Striving for excellence
Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	A properly functioning alternator has a magnetic pull. You could start the engine and place a large screwdriver/prybay at the back of the alternator at the very center where the bearing is pressed in. If the alternator is working, it will try to pull the screwdriver toward it.

Re: 66 Belvedere - Alternator [Re: Kern Dog] #1497471 09/07/13 06:46 AM 09/07/13 06:46 AM
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a12superbee master A Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,301 colorado	Quote: A properly functioning alternator has a magnetic pull. You could start the engine and place a large screwdriver/prybay at the back of the alternator at the very center where the bearing is pressed in. If the alternator is working, it will try to pull the screwdriver toward it. Carefully. I can't afford this. mark

Re: 66 Belvedere - Alternator [Re: a12superbee] #1497472 09/07/13 09:00 AM 09/07/13 09:00 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 331 Northeast edl OP enthusiast
edl OP enthusiast Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 331 Northeast	thanks

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