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Well, while I been pulling my car and engine apart cleaning other bits and pieces, I thought id give the alternator a good clean.

Suggested cleaning methods????

Steam clean with my steam dream? Degreaser.....????

I just used a wire brush and some degreaser on mine.



It's by no means shiny, but that certainly got the grease off of it.

worth adding in an earthing wire from the alternator earthing point to the car body???

nah seriously,

when i bought the car it came with unshielded earthing wires all over the engine bay but weren't wired up anywhere.

Is the alternator earth point on of those places where I can plug the earth wire back in to? I'm assuming so... but if so... is having a unshielded earthing wire running a risk at getting an electric shock?

Need to be carfull using degreaser on the alternator.
Maybe use a rag soaked in degreaser to wipe it clean then wipe off the deagreaser with a wet rag.

DON'T spray degreaser all over it then hose it off

I learnt from experience many years ago.

If the degreaser finds its way into the bearings you will be removing the alternator again soon the replace the bearings

toooooo late

a new alternator would be rather clean ey