So I'm in the process of cleaning everything up while the frame and shell are at the shop. I pulled the generator off the engine and would like to stay original with this piece. Again, my grandpa liked to cut corners on some stuff. The one on the top is the one I pulled off the car. It has a stripped Armature and he added a small piece of metal between the cap and the cooling fan as I believe he pressed the bearing too far in which caused the fan to go past the woodruff key. Well I am replacing the bearings and it looks like I can't buy the coil set as they are no longer available, but the brushes look good on both. If I just replace the bushings and clean up the coils on the inside of the housing and the armature should I be OK? I plan to use the lower housing as I believe that was the original on my car due to the step. The one I pulled off seems to be off a later car. I guess my questions are: 1) Is the stepped housing the correct one for my car? and 2) Is there a measurement on the armature that would tell me if it is too warn? Obviously I'm down to one armature as the top one is stripped and has a nice groove in the shaft from the piece of metal my grandpa wrapped around it.
Thanks,
Gary
Thanks,
Gary