Alternator Brushes

[Bone]

White Flag is waving, Help!
My 98 Tourer has 95k miles now so I pulled the Alternator knowing the brushes are over due. So far the job has been OK but installing the new brushes copper tail has stopped my progress. I can't thread the things through the holder. Does the holder come out of the plate it's installed ? That would help I'm trying to fish through and I'm not close to getting one started.
Thanks for any tips I'm sure the dealer doesn't use my method.

[Chrisj CMA]

Just tin the tips of the copper leads with solder and make sure its really thin at the tip......it will thread in there like butter

[Bone]

Thanks ChrisJ I got them both threaded in place. I had them tined with no luck. I think walking to the house and back did the trick
Now if my solder skills are sufficient I'm close to install.

[Brian]

Thanks ChrisJ I got them both threaded in place. I had them tined with no luck. I think walking to the house and back did the trick
Now if my solder skills are sufficient I'm close to install.

Yep, sometimes walking away for a while clears your mind for that second look. I hope your skills pay off for you.

[Bone]

Soldering the tails was easy. The alternator install took 5 minutes. Remembering the removal I did the tilting to the rear with the alternator and it went in the first try.
I used the article in shoptalk by Ratdog he covered all of the possible problems and made the job a success for my first attempt.