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What is the part number? (I have a 92 Previa)
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do any good aftermarket manufacturers make upgraded alternators? i plan to run a sound system as well as inverter and a few other things and dont want to burn this alternator out, if i could spend some extra money and get something higher than 70 amps then i would
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amcneill
do any good aftermarket manufacturers make upgraded alternators? i plan to run a sound system as well as inverter and a few other things and dont want to burn this alternator out, if i could spend some extra money and get something higher than 70 amps then i would
Have you seen this: http://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/s...5167&#post5167
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i hadnt seen that...looks about exactly what i was looking for though thank you!
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just installed a Bosch alternator in mine, we'll see how it holds up.
Denso alternator source in canada?
does anybody know where i can buy a genuine denso alternator in canada? ive only found one on partsgeek.com, but they wont ship up to BC. alternatively, if anybody has an old denso alternator thats kicking around that needs new brushes or whatever id love to take it off your hands!
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wow not a bad price...thank you very much!
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I received an ACDELCO alternator from Rock Auto and the bottom bolt sleeve mount is too long - the thing won't fit in the lower alternator mount. Time to order a DENSO alternator.
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maybe not! was it just sliiiiightly too big on the bottom bracket? i just dealt with this two days ago on the ac delco alternator i purchased. on the bottom bracket that holds the alternator, there is a bushing on the front bolt hole that can be moved slightly to accompany bigger or smaller alternators. you may have to push this bushing out slightly to make yours fit. what i did is took the bracket off, stuck a bolt going through the hole with the open end of a wrench larger than the bushing on the other side, so that when you tighten the bolt down it presses the bushing into the bracket. sorry if this wasnt explained very well, if you have any other questions about how i did it let me know and ill try to explain it better!
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amcneill
maybe not! was it just sliiiiightly too big on the bottom bracket? i just dealt with this two days ago on the ac delco alternator i purchased. on the bottom bracket that holds the alternator, there is a bushing on the front bolt hole that can be moved slightly to accompany bigger or smaller alternators. you may have to push this bushing out slightly to make yours fit. what i did is took the bracket off, stuck a bolt going through the hole with the open end of a wrench larger than the bushing on the other side, so that when you tighten the bolt down it presses the bushing into the bracket. sorry if this wasnt explained very well, if you have any other questions about how i did it let me know and ill try to explain it better!
Yes! That's the problem. Thank you! I'll try it without removing the bracket.
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glad i could help! the bottom bracket is held on by two bolts, i fought with mine for hours until i just took it off, took me about 5 minutes after that. good luck!
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glad i could help! the bottom bracket is held on by two bolts, i fought with mine for hours until i just took it off, took me about 5 minutes after that. good luck!
Okay. I successfully moved the bushing. I used a 17mm wrench on the front side of the mount and used a 10mm threaded bolt with 14mm heads, and some big washers, to press the bushing. EDIT: BTW I was able to move the bushing without removing the bracket, although I did loosen one of the bracket bolts and retighten it before deciding not to go that route.
Now it appears that the top mount screw hole is about a millimeter too low and I can't get the bolt into the upper adjustable slider mount. Did you have to deal with that problem?
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i did have that problem a bit, it was to the point where i could alllmost get the bolt on the top mount to thread into the alternator, but almost not. i wound up loosely getting the top bolt first, then sliding the alternator into the bottom mount and getting that bolt through, then tightening the top fully. i had assumed i had bent the lower mount from my first attempts at hammering the bushing through, its strange that you had the same problem. regardless, just keep trying and im sure it will line up eventually
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amcneill
i did have that problem a bit, it was to the point where i could alllmost get the bolt on the top mount to thread into the alternator, but almost not. i wound up loosely getting the top bolt first, then sliding the alternator into the bottom mount and getting that bolt through, then tightening the top fully. i had assumed i had bent the lower mount from my first attempts at hammering the bushing through, its strange that you had the same problem. regardless, just keep trying and im sure it will line up eventually
Turns out there is some play in the lower mount. I loosened the two bolts holding the lower mount and lifted the mount as high as I could (couple millimeters at best), then tightened it up. That little bit of lift was all I needed to get the clearance needed to easily insert the upper mount/adjuster bolt, after first inserting the lower alternator mounting bolt.
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that makes sense! so everythings up and running for you now?
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that makes sense! so everythings up and running for you now?
That's right. The AC Delco is charging the battery. If I could do it all over, I would have spent more on a Denso alternator. But I was in a hurry and forced myself to make a decision - any decision - so I just ordered whatever looked good at rockauto. My van is not a daily driver, it's mostly just for summer camping fun times :greenvan::bluevan::lol::yellowvan:. So perhaps this alternator will last me a long time.
Thanks for your help.
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Have a Bosch alternator also. Not sure if it is the best, but I have no problems so far.
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When my alternator went out I went to a junkyard and looked for a car that had a similar denso alternator with the same 3 prong plug on it. I took it apart and got the brushes, diodes, and voltage regulator for 10 bucks. Rebuilding is way cheaper than buying a new denso alternator. 30k miles later everything is fine. No christmas lights, no dead battery.
