Honda CSC29 Rectifer Bridge Assembly Replacement

Автор: Chad Lagomarsino

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Honda CSC29 Rectifer Bridge Assembly Replacement

Сложность

Difficult

Шаги

Необходимое время

40 минут - 1 час

Введение

Are you having issues with sluggish electrical components in your Honda? An issue with the Diode Trio on your Alternator's Rectifier Bridge will cause voltage to leak from your car battery, hampering its performance. The diodes act like one-way check valves, splitting AC current into a positive and negative branch that redirected to the positive and ground terminals of the car battery.

Инструменты

Шаг 1

Remove 4, 7.9mm nuts using a 7.9mm socket driver head
One of the nuts is placed underneath the L-Bracket. Remove the L-Bracket and the 3 circled nuts before attempting to remove the remaining nut
There are two covers that need to be removed from the alternator. This step describes how to remove the back cover.

Шаг 2

Pull cover off the body of the alternator
Once you have done this, you should be able to see the internal components of the alternator, particularly the bridge assembly that houses the rectifier, voltage regulator and brushes.

Шаг 3

With the alternator cover removed, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the two, 6 mm screws that hold the brush cover in place.
Remove the brush cover assembly from the alternator. You might need to insert a needle in the small hole to separate the brushes from the rotor. Pull it out without using much force to avoid damage.
Avoid disconnecting wires unless otherwise specified!

It’s not always so simple to pull out the brush assembly. I was able to pull it out only after I did push and drove a needle thru the small hole on the cover with some wiggling around. This helps to separate the brushes from the rotor and then pulling is easy.

Niki P - 16/02/18

Шаг 4

Use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to remove the two 6mm screws holding down the voltage regulator
There are three screws that attach the voltage regulator to the bridge assembly. One of these screws was removed in the previous step.

Шаг 5

Locate and unscrew the 3, 6mm screws holding the bridge assembly in place
There are 4 screws attaching the bridge assembly to the alternator. One of these screws were removed in the previous step.

Шаг 6

Locate the copper leads connecting the stator to the bridge assembly. There are 3 sets of 2 leads on the perimeter of the bridge, making 6 leads total.
These leads must be cut in order to remove the bridge from the alternator. These leads will have to be soldered back together on reassembly. Keep the cut as clean as possible.
Use wire cutters to cut all 6 of the leads on the perimeter of the bridge.

Шаг 7

If necessary, use a pry bar to gently raise the top of the bridge assembly off the alternator
Be extremely careful with the pry bar. Excessive force will damage the bridge assembly.
Make sure the cut ends of the copper leads are straight to make bridge assembly easier to pull off.