hey have any of you experienced dramas with your alternaters after going of road and do you have any suggestions on how i can fix it rather than replace it 

Got any electrical places near you that can rebuild alts?

SOMETIMES they are cheaper than just getting a new one...sometimes.  That said a parts store new one with a lifetime warranty can be a good feeling.

Take a dunk and not like it?

i decided that walowing in mud would be fun, my mate submarined his jeep so at least i got away cheaply

That can be dangerous.

Did the alt give out right away or a while afterwards?


I've heard of guys taking electrical cleaner spray cans and just emptying the entire thing into, onto, and just generally all over their alternators in order to clean the stuff out after anything really wet.  Seemed like it worked well enough from the comments I read.  Not exactly a 100% sure way to go though.

it took a while or i to giveout . managed to fix it,it ncost me $300 to get fixed when they pulled it apart the thing was just full of mud they had to replace the brushes and machine the bearing thank got i got out cheap my mate was quoted $10,000 to fix his damage

Next time. And this is how we fix Jeep alternators which ALWAYS die in water/Mud.

While engine is running, spray water (water bottle with spray type nozzle on the end-Aquafina) at and into the alternator, rev the engine up to 3k and do it again. Watch out for the fan blades. After it's done let the truck idle for a few mins. That generally does it for us. But that's on JeepJunk so maybe quality parts are different. But generally 2-3 times max and it's fixed. Last thing you want is the mud to dry on the contacts, after that it's rebuild time.

cheers thanks for the tip i will use that next time