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dalewon's avatar

I had my alternator replaced a few months ago & the bearing is making noisees shot.

Asked by dalewon (4points) December 11th, 2014

Just replaced it a few months ago. Am i stuck with a lemon?

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SQUEEKY2's avatar

Take it back to the same shop that installed it,they should stand behind it if it is a bad alternator and replace it, if they don’t never use that shop again.

kritiper's avatar

Are you sure it is the bearings and not a loose belt? Can you/will you describe the noise it makes? Take it back to the shop where it was fixed. Just because they installed a lemon, doesn’t mean they knew about it. It may still be under warranty and/or the shop will replace it free of charge to you.

funkdaddy's avatar

Depending on the car, the belt may be too tight on it and caused the bearing to go out. Some have a bolt tensioner that you could really crank on and throw the whole shaft out of alignment.

Some places also use reconditioned alternators, nothing wrong with them, but worth asking what kind of warranty comes on them.

SecondHandStoke's avatar

Wish there was more information here.

Like what sort of shop was used?

Is this a factory unit? Remanufactured? Aftermarket?

I am also inclined to believe this is the result of an overtensioned belt.

Combine that with an inferior product and things can go bad fast.

Factory reconditioned units are a deal and a half:

They are less expensive than new and have been assembled by hand. They can sometimes carry better than new warranties.

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