Brush gobbler

[Scott Forman]

I did not witness any of it, but my feeling is that this can't be
done without removing the genset.

Scott

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomas_sorrentino"
wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> Just curious, did you see them do any of this work while the gen.
set
> was out? The reason I'm asking is I'm wondering if when you take
the
> end cap off the gen. does the rotor stay in place inside the stator
> and are you sitting there looking at the shaft with the commutator
> slip rings on it. I am certainly no expert on this (barely an
> amatuer) but I was thinking and hoping the slip ring replacement
> could be done with out removing the gen. set.
> Can anybody tell me for sure how this is done?
>
> Tom Sorrentino
> 1987 PT38
> Bedford Hills, NY
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <sforman@>
> wrote:
> >
> > No, I am pretty handy but this level of work is beyond my
> capability
> > right from the beginning...I have no way to get the Genset out of
> the
> > coach.
> >
> > I am a bad example for costs, because the shop that services my
> coach
> > is owned by a close friend...he gives me parts at cost and
greatly
> > reduced labor rates. That being said, it was 16 hours of labor
and
> > $136 (at cost) in parts. You should be able to estimate your
cost
> > based on your local hourly shop rates since the parts are
> insignificant.
> >
> > This is the narrative from my shop invoice:
> > Complaint: Generator not making electricity. Cause: Exciter ring
> and
> > brushes bad. Correction: Drained coolant and disconnected
radiator
> > hoses. Disconnected A/C wires and control box. Removed gen set
> from
> > coach. Removed engine from cradle. Dissassembled generator.
> Removed
> > armature from engine. Removed end bearing. Replaced exciter
> ring.
> > Installed new end bearing. Installed armature on engine.
> Assembled
> > generator. Put engine in cradle and installed in coach.
Connected
> > wires, fuel lines, and rad hoses. Filled cooling system and bled
> air.
> > Cranked engine, okay. 120v A/C from both lugs at no load. Put
> load on
> > generator and let run to check out, okay.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> > Scott
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Scott, did you do this work yourself? If not, would you might
> sharing
> > > a rough dollar figure as to what I should expect when I start
> calling
> > > generator repair shops?
> > >
> > > -Ryan
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 5:01 AM, Scott Forman <sforman@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I went for option three, as it had the lowest price and fewest
> > > > potential headaches. Now it is basically a brand new "old
> > > > technology" generator which should last another 20 years just
> like
> > > > the first one did.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>