Re: 1967 Front Rotor Hub Rivets
Auto Electrical 101 used to consist of learning about the battery and how to rebuild (NOTE: NOT restore) generator, alternator and starter. About a decade ago the curriculum was changed to Auto Electronics 101 and begins with the battery and depending on whether the class is one semester or two moves on to electrical troubleshooting principles and diagnosis. Most alternators and many starters are no longer field rebuild able and supplies to do so are not available to most of us.
Rebuilding instructions, complete with photographs and test instructions are in your copy of the Chassis Overhaul Manual or Chassis Service Manual or ST12 depending on the year of your Corvette. I am sure at some point even newer Corvette alternators are no longer field rebuild able, but I don't know where that "feature" begins.
Thankfully, if one lives in a large urban area there are still some electrical rebuilders who will deal with an educated consumer like most of us, but they are becoming harder and harder to find. I may have missed some in the Chicago area, but I am aware of less than a handful in what is an extremely large urban area. There used to be five in my suburb and surrounding communities, but alas no longer.
One of the pieces of alternator/regulator test equipment we used to use in the college found its way to the Pickle's where I am told it is being put to good use. I bought it when the college had a "garage sale" to dispose of their surplus equipment and I had neither the room nor use for it.
Auto Electrical 101 used to consist of learning about the battery and how to rebuild (NOTE: NOT restore) generator, alternator and starter. About a decade ago the curriculum was changed to Auto Electronics 101 and begins with the battery and depending on whether the class is one semester or two moves on to electrical troubleshooting principles and diagnosis. Most alternators and many starters are no longer field rebuild able and supplies to do so are not available to most of us.
Rebuilding instructions, complete with photographs and test instructions are in your copy of the Chassis Overhaul Manual or Chassis Service Manual or ST12 depending on the year of your Corvette. I am sure at some point even newer Corvette alternators are no longer field rebuild able, but I don't know where that "feature" begins.
Thankfully, if one lives in a large urban area there are still some electrical rebuilders who will deal with an educated consumer like most of us, but they are becoming harder and harder to find. I may have missed some in the Chicago area, but I am aware of less than a handful in what is an extremely large urban area. There used to be five in my suburb and surrounding communities, but alas no longer.
One of the pieces of alternator/regulator test equipment we used to use in the college found its way to the Pickle's where I am told it is being put to good use. I bought it when the college had a "garage sale" to dispose of their surplus equipment and I had neither the room nor use for it.
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