Apparently the 8V92 alternator configuration is no longer being produced so based on what you have found, Mike anyone with an 8V92 and the big alternator that has alternator problems will end up with their unit rebuilt, or and exchange for a rebuilt one.

If it is any consolation we have been seeing this occur with parts for planes. And as the replacements get more scarce the prices go out of sight. If the market wasn't so small someone would have a business opportunity if they came up with a belt driven alternator driven off the fan drive or the bus pulleys, and a plate to cover where the big alternator now sits.