Gerald Morris
Senior Member
Well, some folks did say, "I told ye so..." so I'm not totally surprised. I bought my PowerMaster 17019 Oct 8 last year, and, JUST AFTER THE 1 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED, I get bearing trouble! To be somewhat fair to Powermaster, I ran a 2V pulley on one belt, just as I have all the previous alternators I ran on Mathilda, because the car came equipped with one with the dealer AC. Well, Gertrude came w a cheap reman 55 amp job, which I might resort to using in an emergency, but I still want something of higher current capacity than 55 or 60 amps, and a 1V pulley. So, since the bearings on this Powermaster are starting to squeal, I want to catch the problem now, repair it, AND prevent it's recurrence by replacing the idler next to it to help align the belt "just so" for the future. Thus the Question arises, have any bodies on this Forum ever rebuilt a PowerMaster Mopar type alternator? I see that a pair of new bearings for MOPAR round and squareback alternators runs for ~$33 at a specialty website. I wonder if I can get the right bearings for this latter model of the old form factor?
Anyway, if anybody here has rebuilt or repaired these Powermaster alternators, I seek your wisdom and instruction. I'm looking into replacment options also, but HATE throwing away something which worked so well until now.
Anyway, if anybody here has rebuilt or repaired these Powermaster alternators, I seek your wisdom and instruction. I'm looking into replacment options also, but HATE throwing away something which worked so well until now.