Alternator whine?

[fudgie]

I noticed the other day i could hear my alternator 'whine' so to speak. I guess I mean I can hear it spin as the bike is started and at low speed. It is a new noise and that caught my attention. I had it out and serviced by a alt/starter guy. He said brushes were good and he repacked the bearings. It still charges good and everything. Is this something to be concerned about? I was gonna call him next week and ask but thought i'd run it through you all 1st.

[PAVALKER]

Isn't all that normal?

[fudgie]

Isn't all that normal?

Well I guess!  But I never heard it before I had it serviced. Its a new noise and when i first heard it i thought my pads were rubbing the rotor.

[junior]

its the i touched it i might of messed it up syndrom, ie you  had your alt serviced now it whines, how often do you look for dropps of oil after an oilchange? or look at the tires after you have had them changed to see if they are losing air?

[R J]

fudgie, did I read he put in new brushes or palyed with the old ones.........

Give em a firkin chance to wear into the armature and get seated again. .

In the meantime when ya ain't a ridin, go play with Kit and quit ur firkin worrying about it.......

[fudgie]

fudgie, did I read he put in new brushes or palyed with the old ones.........

Give em a firkin chance to wear into the armature and get seated again. .

In the meantime when ya ain't a ridin, go play with Kit and quit ur firkin worrying about it.......

LOL Nah original brushes, he just repacked the bearings. We did ride last night. But I'm at work today and i'm bored. Nuttin to do and nothing on TV. Blah! 

[R J]

fudgie, did I read he put in new brushes or palyed with the old ones.........

Give em a firkin chance to wear into the armature and get seated again. .

In the meantime when ya ain't a ridin, go play with Kit and quit ur firkin worrying about it.......

LOL Nah original brushes, he just repacked the bearings. We did ride last night. But I'm at work today and i'm bored. Nuttin to do and nothing on TV. Blah! 

AW, you poor abused Baby............  I feel for ya, BUT, I just can't quite reach ya...........

[fudgie]

Well I found the problem. Someone posted a few days ago about a buzzing tranny cover. I had the bike warming up so I decided to take of the alt side cover after removing one bolt and loosening the other, the noise went away!  It was the cover vibrating. I took it off and stuck some cork behing it and installed. No noise!