Appreciation post: the guy at the scrap lot who stopped me from junking a perfectly good alternator

I had a 2006 Honda Civic with a dying alternator and was ready to send it to the crusher. The guy working the scale said 'hang on' and pointed out the bearings were shot but the windings were fine. He showed me how a $12 bearing kit from RockAuto could fix it instead of dropping $200 on a reman unit. Has anyone else had a salvage yard worker save them from making a dumb decision?

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rowan_roberts4921d ago

Man that's a lot of stress over a 12 dollar bearing kit on a 20 year old civic. Feels like a smart thing to do but also maybe overthinking a car that's already on borrowed time.

derek_schmidt621d ago

Didn't my buddy's engine seize on him last month from ignoring a weird noise?

black.pat21d ago

Blew a head gasket once because a bad bearing sounded "fine" to me.