My vehicle has 150K miles on the same alternator. I believe the bearings are going out. Should I replace the whole alternator or just the bearings?
Another question: Same vehicle. My (original) starter solenoid is periodically not engaging. Should I replace the solenoid or the whole starter?
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008 AT 9:06 AM
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MERLIN2021
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The solenoid is on the inner fender, next to the battery, so I would replace only the solenoid. Unless you can remove the pulley and have done an alternator or two, get the new alternator. If you choose to rebuild it yourself, get a new brush set too.