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Originally Posted by MotoTek
.....I removed all the bolts/screws from the alternator, and the cover's spin freely, but they don't want to see to come off. What else must I do? I was told heat the rear bearing with a soldering gun? I'm not sure I fully understand this.
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I don't recommend putting heat to it at all.
IIRC, once all the
outer screws are removed, nothing else but a press-fit is holding the FRONT cover to the stator. What worked well for me was a plastic dead-blow hammer, working around the circumference. EDIT: I just re-read your post. Sounds like the stator shaft might be sticking to the bearing, and the bearing is stuck inside the cover. They are NOT pressed on, it's probably just a little rust/corrosion. PB BLASTER is electronics friendly and if you can get it in there somehow, it might help. A little shock from the deadblow might also help.
Once off, you can remove the rotating parts together...disassembly is pretty obvious.
Again, IIRC, before separating the rear cover from the stator, there are three large phillips-head screws to remove from the inside. Two will be obvious, but one is partially hidden by the wires of the stator. Carefully get a screw-driver in there and support the rear plate where the wires are attached. Too much bending of those large single strand copper wires will fatique them quickly and they could break. I wadded up newspaper into a ball placed it inside the stator to support the rear plate while it sat on my bench.
On re-assembly there's a small rubber plug in the back of the rear housing that will allow a pin to be inserted through it to retain the brushes.