Overhaul of marelli alternator
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Recharging system › Overhaul of marelli alternator
55 Electrical systemOverhaul of marelli alternator
OVERHAUL OF MARELLI ALTERNATOR
Marelli A115I-14 V-35/65 A alternator)
If there is no or incorrect indication of alternator recharging, before totally dismantling the alternator, carry out the following checks:
- Check the belt tension;
- check that the nut on the alternator's positive terminal (B+) is tight, and make sure that the washer is present;
- check that the nut on the excitation terminal (D+) is tight, and make sure that the washer is present;
- check that the nuts on the positive connector block in the engine compartment are tight;
- check that the bolts securing the battery negative cable to the body shell are tight;
- check that the battery terminals are clean and tight;
- remove the plastic cover protecting the diode pack, then unsolder the terminals of the stator windings from the excitation diodes;
- undo the bolts indicated in the figure;
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