How do you align the alternator

[2WheelFun]

When I was waking my bike after a long slumber, the bolts under the cover that hold the windings came loose. It blew the main fuse. I tightened them up and she runs without blowing a fuse and charges at a normal rate. I now hear a metallic rubbing sound when it's running. Is there a procedure to align the alternator?

[bikerphil]

In the alternator cover, the stator and the field coil sit in slots to ensure proper alignment. I would loosen all the bolts pertaining to these and make sure they are all sitting flush, then evenly tighten them. Bolt the cover back on and rotate the engine by hand from under the left side cover to ensure there is no contact.

[Radioguylogs]

I have removed the alternator cover completely on three XS11's and an XS750, and when I re-installed them, all I had to do was bolt it back together; nothing special.

Maybe there are ferrous shavings hanging out in your magnetic gap?

[2WheelFun]

Took it apart, inspected, cleaned and re-assembled sounds great now. I saw some rub marks so when I put it back together I seated it, hand tightened the 3 bolts then lightly tapped on it with small dead blow hammer to make sure it was seated (in case it got buggered) then evenly tightened it down.