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I respectfully disagree with the statement that "Nobody replaces just the regulator".
I had a 2000 9-5 Aero which I drove for 280K miles and a 2004 9-5 ARC which I drove almost 100K miles. Every 100K miles I replaced the voltage regulator as a preventive measure; this was because the brushes wear down. At 100K miles they typically had 25% - 30% of their life remaining.
If you allow the brushes to wear down they may cause damage to the commutator in the alternator; then you will have to spring for a rebuilt alternator. Over 48 years of Saab ownership I've always replaced the alternator voltage regulator due to brush wear, usually at 100K miles.
Removing the alternator on a 2004 9-5 ARC is a little work but not impossible; I know, I had one.
Posts in this Thread:
- Considering a used 2004, with reported bad voltage reg, LI_Dave, Sun, 8 Feb 2015 16:12:01
- Re: Considering a used 2004, with reported bad voltage reg, Name Left Blank, Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:07:48
- Re: Considering a used 2004, with reported bad voltage reg, Mark in Marine (MN), Sun, 8 Feb 2015 19:51:14
- check battery cable n/m, jimmy, Sun, 8 Feb 2015 18:56:32
- Re: Considering a used 2004, with reported bad voltage reg, Boris Bubbanov, Sun, 8 Feb 2015 18:30:29
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