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Old 12-07-2019, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by cn90 View Post
This has been discussed in bimmerfest E39 5-series forum, which has a nice Valeo alternator rebuild DIY.



Best is to buy Valeo brushes, which are part of the VR when sold by Valeo.

Absolutely correct. I recommend getting the kit with the slip ring and the top bearing. I'd like to see the equivalent for the Bosch.

That said, I did a brush only refresh but swapped the polarity of the brushes so the other slip ring can take over the job off being abused. I plan to do some periodic checks to see how the fix is working.
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