Re: update on emergency brake warning light
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message news:Mumdnb1B3_PMYQ_ZnZ2dnUVZ_rSdnZ2d@sedona.net.. . > "Elle" <honda.lioness@nospam.earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:W8Ckg.6619$o4.2731@newsread2.news.pas.earthli nk.net... >> If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming the consumer has >> told the technician to perform no diagnosis but instead just replace the >> brushes. >> >> >> We're not talking about someone do-it-yourselfing here. The consumer has >> to go find a technician who will do exactly as you describe. >> >>> Either way, you're talking re&re labor plus maybe $40, vs. re&re labor >>> plus the cost of a new alt (I've been quoted from $180 for a reman to >>> $350 for a factory new ND alt for my '87 Accord). >> >> Sure. It seems not a bad gamble for a consumer to just order the shop to >> replace the brushes, even if the consumer is not 100% sure it is the >> brushes. >> >> I am still not sure this is the most reliable route to go with an old >> alternator, though. The bearings could go soon. The consumer gets to make >> another trip. S/he does not necessarily know what's wrong. S/he asks the >> shop to diagnose it. The shop techs start rolling their eyes: Coulda >> saved you money and time if we'd just slapped a new alternator in the >> first time. >> >> IOW, I still can't find reason to fault a shop for slapping a whole new >> alternator in place in an older car with the original alternator. >> >> I hope you're not overlooking the difference in economic outlooks on this >> matter for the do-it-yourselfer vs. the guy/gal that just wants a >> reliable ride at a reasonable cost. >> > Right on the money, Elle. A shop that replaces only the brushes is risking > having to hassle over who pays for a whole alternator when the inevitable > callback happens (not on every one, but enough to hurt). Shops don't like > to replace subassemblies when they can have a vendor assume the risks on > full assemblies. > > Mike Hi Mike, Elle and all Yup I opted for the new alternator-=-even with low mileage, the age of the car would have necessitated a new alt. sooner or later--and a new complete alt kinda gave me piece of mind . Thanks for everybody's input! loner > > |
Re: update on emergency brake warning light
Elle wrote:
> "Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote > >>Elle wrote: >> >>>"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote >>> >>> >>>>Elle wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the alternator has brobably never been replaced. I >>>>>>looked through my old invoices & couldn't find anyting, >>>>>>but as I said, there's only 62,000 miles on it, so >>>>>>probably the brushes haven't been replaced >>>>>>I'll call them tomorrow am and ask about all this. If >>>>>>they do say I need a new Alternator, do you think >>>>>>that's a rip off? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>No, not necessarily. ISTM the labor it takes to do just >>>>>the brushes can approach the total cost of replacing the >>>>>whole alternator. >>>> >>>>How do you figure? Labor to re&re the alternator either >>>>is the same either way... new brushes are about $5 and >>>>should take about 15 minutes to swap in... >>> >>> >>>I was thinking (1) the dealership for one will charge the >>>book rate, which may assume the alternator has to be >>>pulled off to replace the brushes; and (2) from reading >>>here, not all brushes can be replaced with the alternator >>>in place. >> >>Even so - the labor to take out one alternator and put in >>a new one is exactly the same as the labor to remove the >>alt and then put it back in with new brushes... > > > If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming the > consumer has told the technician to perform no diagnosis but > instead just replace the brushes. YOU'RE the one talking about JUST replacing the brushes: "ISTM the labor it takes to do just the brushes can approach the total cost of replacing the whole alternator." (see five quote levels north of here) >>so the only difference there is the cost of the brushes >>themselves and the labor to install them. >> >>If you get JUST the bare brushes and solder them into the >>holder yourself (easy enough for me), it's $5 plus about >>15-20 minutes' labor (in addition to the re&re); if you >>get the complete brushes with holder, it's $20 plus 5-10 >>minutes to swap them into the alt. > > > We're not talking about someone do-it-yourselfing here. The > consumer has to go find a technician who will do exactly as > you describe. So if you figure $80/hr shop rate, swapping the brushes should be an extra $20-$30 worth of labor in addition to re&re'ing the alt. >>Either way, you're talking re&re labor plus maybe $40, vs. >>re&re labor plus the cost of a new alt (I've been quoted >>from $180 for a reman to $350 for a factory new ND alt for >>my '87 Accord). > > > Sure. It seems not a bad gamble for a consumer to just order > the shop to replace the brushes, even if the consumer is not > 100% sure it is the brushes. Right, but YOU'RE the one who compared the cost of JUST replacing the brushes to the cost of replacing the entire alternator. |
Re: update on emergency brake warning light
Elle wrote:
> "Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote > >>Elle wrote: >> >>>"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote >>> >>> >>>>Elle wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the alternator has brobably never been replaced. I >>>>>>looked through my old invoices & couldn't find anyting, >>>>>>but as I said, there's only 62,000 miles on it, so >>>>>>probably the brushes haven't been replaced >>>>>>I'll call them tomorrow am and ask about all this. If >>>>>>they do say I need a new Alternator, do you think >>>>>>that's a rip off? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>No, not necessarily. ISTM the labor it takes to do just >>>>>the brushes can approach the total cost of replacing the >>>>>whole alternator. >>>> >>>>How do you figure? Labor to re&re the alternator either >>>>is the same either way... new brushes are about $5 and >>>>should take about 15 minutes to swap in... >>> >>> >>>I was thinking (1) the dealership for one will charge the >>>book rate, which may assume the alternator has to be >>>pulled off to replace the brushes; and (2) from reading >>>here, not all brushes can be replaced with the alternator >>>in place. >> >>Even so - the labor to take out one alternator and put in >>a new one is exactly the same as the labor to remove the >>alt and then put it back in with new brushes... > > > If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming the > consumer has told the technician to perform no diagnosis but > instead just replace the brushes. YOU'RE the one talking about JUST replacing the brushes: "ISTM the labor it takes to do just the brushes can approach the total cost of replacing the whole alternator." (see five quote levels north of here) >>so the only difference there is the cost of the brushes >>themselves and the labor to install them. >> >>If you get JUST the bare brushes and solder them into the >>holder yourself (easy enough for me), it's $5 plus about >>15-20 minutes' labor (in addition to the re&re); if you >>get the complete brushes with holder, it's $20 plus 5-10 >>minutes to swap them into the alt. > > > We're not talking about someone do-it-yourselfing here. The > consumer has to go find a technician who will do exactly as > you describe. So if you figure $80/hr shop rate, swapping the brushes should be an extra $20-$30 worth of labor in addition to re&re'ing the alt. >>Either way, you're talking re&re labor plus maybe $40, vs. >>re&re labor plus the cost of a new alt (I've been quoted >>from $180 for a reman to $350 for a factory new ND alt for >>my '87 Accord). > > > Sure. It seems not a bad gamble for a consumer to just order > the shop to replace the brushes, even if the consumer is not > 100% sure it is the brushes. Right, but YOU'RE the one who compared the cost of JUST replacing the brushes to the cost of replacing the entire alternator. |
Re: update on emergency brake warning light
Elle wrote:
> "Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote > >>Elle wrote: >> >>>"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote >>> >>> >>>>Elle wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>the alternator has brobably never been replaced. I >>>>>>looked through my old invoices & couldn't find anyting, >>>>>>but as I said, there's only 62,000 miles on it, so >>>>>>probably the brushes haven't been replaced >>>>>>I'll call them tomorrow am and ask about all this. If >>>>>>they do say I need a new Alternator, do you think >>>>>>that's a rip off? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>No, not necessarily. ISTM the labor it takes to do just >>>>>the brushes can approach the total cost of replacing the >>>>>whole alternator. >>>> >>>>How do you figure? Labor to re&re the alternator either >>>>is the same either way... new brushes are about $5 and >>>>should take about 15 minutes to swap in... >>> >>> >>>I was thinking (1) the dealership for one will charge the >>>book rate, which may assume the alternator has to be >>>pulled off to replace the brushes; and (2) from reading >>>here, not all brushes can be replaced with the alternator >>>in place. >> >>Even so - the labor to take out one alternator and put in >>a new one is exactly the same as the labor to remove the >>alt and then put it back in with new brushes... > > > If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming the > consumer has told the technician to perform no diagnosis but > instead just replace the brushes. YOU'RE the one talking about JUST replacing the brushes: "ISTM the labor it takes to do just the brushes can approach the total cost of replacing the whole alternator." (see five quote levels north of here) >>so the only difference there is the cost of the brushes >>themselves and the labor to install them. >> >>If you get JUST the bare brushes and solder them into the >>holder yourself (easy enough for me), it's $5 plus about >>15-20 minutes' labor (in addition to the re&re); if you >>get the complete brushes with holder, it's $20 plus 5-10 >>minutes to swap them into the alt. > > > We're not talking about someone do-it-yourselfing here. The > consumer has to go find a technician who will do exactly as > you describe. So if you figure $80/hr shop rate, swapping the brushes should be an extra $20-$30 worth of labor in addition to re&re'ing the alt. >>Either way, you're talking re&re labor plus maybe $40, vs. >>re&re labor plus the cost of a new alt (I've been quoted >>from $180 for a reman to $350 for a factory new ND alt for >>my '87 Accord). > > > Sure. It seems not a bad gamble for a consumer to just order > the shop to replace the brushes, even if the consumer is not > 100% sure it is the brushes. Right, but YOU'RE the one who compared the cost of JUST replacing the brushes to the cost of replacing the entire alternator. |
Re: update on emergency brake warning light
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote
> Elle wrote: >> If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming >> the consumer has told the technician to perform no >> diagnosis but instead just replace the brushes. > > YOU'RE the one talking about JUST replacing the brushes: > > "ISTM the labor it takes to do just the brushes can > approach the total cost of replacing the whole > alternator." (see five quote levels north of here) You're right. I misspoke. |
Re: update on emergency brake warning light
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote
> Elle wrote: >> If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming >> the consumer has told the technician to perform no >> diagnosis but instead just replace the brushes. > > YOU'RE the one talking about JUST replacing the brushes: > > "ISTM the labor it takes to do just the brushes can > approach the total cost of replacing the whole > alternator." (see five quote levels north of here) You're right. I misspoke. |
Re: update on emergency brake warning light
"Matt Ion" <soundy@moltenimage.com> wrote
> Elle wrote: >> If it is the brushes that are the problem, and assuming >> the consumer has told the technician to perform no >> diagnosis but instead just replace the brushes. > > YOU'RE the one talking about JUST replacing the brushes: > > "ISTM the labor it takes to do just the brushes can > approach the total cost of replacing the whole > alternator." (see five quote levels north of here) You're right. I misspoke. |
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