</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Dandeman:
<strong>One thing you should do when you reassemble the alternator is use anti seize compound on the long steel bolts that hold the unit together.. i.e. the ones that goes through the width of the alternator and thread into the aluminum shell..

I didn't the first time I replaced the brushes on an alternator, and when I did it the second time I had to drill the bolts out as they seized very tightly in the aluminum housing.. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">To replace the brushes on my alternator I only needed to unscrew 3 small bolts to remove the rear cover and 2 screws for the brush holder.
My brush holder was $14.37 DC prices <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" />

94SVT5.0- I had no problems like you mentioned with my idle.