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Re: How long will alt. bearings last once they go "shhhhhhh"? Posted by Ari [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: How long will alt. bearings last once they go "shhhhhhh"?, bryan m, Fri, 26 Jan 2001 11:57:31 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
It could last another five thousand miles, or it might fail in a few hundred. It's tough to tell. Once bearings start to go, they tend to get worse fast - the hardened surface of the bearing has been damaged, and that hole/gouge is just going to get bigger. That jagged edge also acts to chew up other surfaces and produce metal bits that even further chew things up.
I wouldn't panic, but I would plan on doing it soon. I also wouldn't plan on any really long road trips until it's fixed, or they might become short unexpectedly.
Of course, this post will be followed by a dozen where folks had alternators that sounded like an earthquake, and lasted four years.
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