support 79 are removed so that the stator core 40 in its entirety as a modular unit may be axially separated from the generator frame 30 by sliding it on the rails 80 as shown in fig7 the sliding member embodiment rails 80 are interposed between the axially supportive respective coupling members the stator core key bars 46 and generator frame spring bars 38 the rail 80 has a key bar sliding surface 82 which as shown is a channel formed in the rail for slidable receipt of the key bar 46 the rail also has a spring bar sliding surface 84 that mates with the spring bar 38 an alternate exemplary embodiment of a stator core separation system is shown in fig9 and 10 the sliding or slidable member comprises a roller assembly 90 and preferably an array of roller assemblies aligned axially and interposed between the generator frame 30 and stator core 40 such as at the 5 o 39 clock and 7 o 39 clock circumferential positions within the generator frame 30 between parallel rows of spring bars 38 in this manner the entire decoupled modular stator core 40 may be separated axially from the generator frame 30 by sliding the stator core on the roller.