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Old 04-04-2004, 06:36 AM
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I had the same thing happen to a supposedly new alternator once. Turns out the front bearing was in the process of eating itself all along. I wound up replacing the bearing myself, it only took an hour.

Call around, you should be able to find a replacemnt bearing for a decant price.
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