Vincenti, Ross wrote:
>
> Greetings, Scions........
>
> I noticed this weekend a squealing noise from under the bonnet of my
> Mk I
> Spitfire and determined that my freshly rebuilt generator with less
> than
> 1,000 miles on it is getting noisy. I checked the pulley and there is
> no
> noticeable run out or free play, belt tension seems to be fine, but
> there
> is definitely a continuous moderately loud squeal from the unit. Is
> it
> possible that it has a bad internal bearing? Having simply shipped my
> old
> unit as an exchange, I never bothered to open it up and I don't know
> if
> there is a way to easily check the internal bearings.
>
> I suppose I could simply pull down my Haynes, Bentley and Autopress
> manuals
> tonight and review them, but heck, it's more fun banging out an e-mail
> to
> y'all for some good old fashioned jawboning, isn't it? Hey, if we're
> lucky, maybe this will start a lengthy heated thread on the merits of
> white
> grease versus axle grease for lubricating generator bearings, just
> like the
> last thread on electric cooling fans (aw, c'mon now, lighten up, I'm
> just
> kidding.)
> TIA,
>
> Ross D. Vincenti
> Asst. General Counsel/Asst. Sec'ty.
> Transamerica Home Loan - Legal Dept.
> Los Angeles, CA 90015
> (213) 742-4756 phone
> (213) 741-7231 or 741-6945 fax
> ross.vincenti@transamerica.com
> 64 Spitfire 4
> 64 Porsche 356C Coupe
Ross,
Did you lubricate the plain bearing with light oil before re-installing
the generator? If not, try oiling them, you may get lucky and not have
to replace these or the complete unit.
Larry Zink
1964 Spitfire4(waiting for parts to arrive)
Houston
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