Piper SARATOGA PA-32-301 Maintenance Manual page 196

HOUSING THRU
BOLT (4) PLACES
PIPER AIRCRAFT
PA-32-301/301T
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
OVERHAUL OF ALTERNATOR - FORD.
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURE.
1. Scribe a mark across the stator and front and rear housings to facilitate alignment during reassembly.
2. Separate the front housing and rotor from rear housing by removing the four thru bolts between
housings and remove rear housing.
3. Remove the retainer nuts and insulators from the "BAT" terminal and "GRD" terminals.
4. It is not necessary to disassemble the complete rear housing to replace the brush assembly only.
Unsolder the stator lead, remove two screws securing the brush holder assembly. (Refer to the Assembly
Section for installation procedure.)
5. Remove 4 retainer bolts from rectifier assembly and 2 retainer bolts from brush assembly, remove 1
screw from radio suppression capacitor lead and remove stator, rectifier assembly and brush assembly from
rear housing.
6. If the rear shaft bearing require replacement support the housing on the inner bearing boss and press
the bearing from the housing.
7. If the rectifier is to be replaced, or, if the stator and diodes are to be bench checked, separate the
rectifier from the stator by unsoldering the terminal connections of stator windings and rectifier assembly.
(Use 100 Watt soldering iron to prevent excessive heat buildup.)
8. Unsolder stator terminal from rectifier.
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Figure 24-24. Alternator Housing Disassembly
EFFECTIVITY: FORD
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