so i broke my alternators battery post

[pensacol 10+ year member]

Milton huh? I'm in Pensacola. That alts an oldie. What's it off of?

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

well i called a local alternator shop and they told me that the entire rectifier would have to be replaced to change that stud. he said he'd rather not touch it, being that on a custom alt the rectifier would likely be different from a stock one, so it looks likes it going back to iraggi. i see now what you meant about using the bolt as a coupler, but id rather not have the added resistance, however minimal.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

i have never messed with motorcraft alts, only chrysler and gm, but on those you can take the case apart and put a new bolt in

 

[andrewmoore13 10+ year member]

well i called a local alternator shop and they told me that the entire rectifier would have to be replaced to change that stud. he said he'd rather not touch it, being that on a custom alt the rectifier would likely be different from a stock one, so it looks likes it going back to iraggi. i see now what you meant about using the bolt as a coupler, but id rather not have the added resistance, however minimal.

not sure how much resistance it would cause to be honest... but thats a nice way to mcgyver it.