Alternator; Removing And Installing The Alternator; Checking The Carbon Brushes Of The Ac Generator; Removing And Installing The Voltage Regulator - Skoda FABIA 2000 Workshop Manual

FABIA 2000 Electrical System
27-3

Alternator

Removing and installing the alternator

Fixing the B+ wire to the generator
Tightening torque for the fixing nut of the B+ cable -arrow-
is 15 Nm.
Note
♦
The screw connection for the B+ cable at the compact
generator is identified with B1+!
♦
If the B+ cable is not attached with the specified tight-
ening torque, this may result in the following risks:
♦
The battery will not charge fully.
♦
Complete failure of vehicle electrics/electronics
(breakdown).
♦
Risk of fire resulting from sparking.
♦
Damage resulting from overvoltages on electronic
components and control units.
Checking the carbon brushes of the AC
generator
Length of carbon brushes when new = 12 mm
Wear limit = 5 mm
Tolerance of carbon brushes to each other = +1 mm
Removing and installing the voltage reg-
ulator
–
Unscrew the fixing nuts -arrows A- and release the fix-
ing screw -arrow B- of the protective cap.
–
Remove the protective cap.
Edition 04.01
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