Alternator pivot bolt fubared?
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Alternator pivot bolt fubared?
Some routine maintenance today to fix a squeaky alternator belt revealed that my car's PO apparently broke the alternator mounting bracket that is attached to the water pump. The specter of having to pull the timing belt and replace the water pump to tighten an alternator belt is bad enough, but when I went to actually remove the lower pivot bolt to remove the alternator I found that there isn't clearance to actually remove the bolt. Am I missing something simple here did someone at some point install this bolt backwards with the engine out of the car? The bolt is currently installed from the rear towards the front of the car. If I'm not missing something obvious, do I have any recourse besides a) cutting the bolt or b) pulling the engine? Thanks.
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I've yet to see any documented failures directly related to the IM brace. It's been an argument for years as to whether it serves a real function or not. I suspect it was one of those things that the engineers said it needed by their calculations, but empirical evidence suggests otherwise.
Besides, I like how easy it is to reach the oil filter without it.
Besides, I like how easy it is to reach the oil filter without it.
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I've yet to see any documented failures directly related to the IM brace. It's been an argument for years as to whether it serves a real function or not. I suspect it was one of those things that the engineers said it needed by their calculations, but empirical evidence suggests otherwise.
Besides, I like how easy it is to reach the oil filter without it.
Besides, I like how easy it is to reach the oil filter without it.
You can drill out the threaded part of the alternator and use either a slightly longer version of the current bolt or a 3/8" (I think thats the right size) one and come from the front and use a nut.
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I can think of half a dozen or more local track rats that have that brace removed, none have had any issues. They're running everything from blown stock mounts to poly and a set of delrin motor mounts.
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I've yet to see any documented failures directly related to the IM brace. It's been an argument for years as to whether it serves a real function or not. I suspect it was one of those things that the engineers said it needed by their calculations, but empirical evidence suggests otherwise.
Besides, I like how easy it is to reach the oil filter without it.
Besides, I like how easy it is to reach the oil filter without it.
I broke 6 manifold studs without the brace on. I havent broken any since I put the brace back on.
You can drill out the threaded part of the alternator and use either a slightly longer version of the current bolt or a 3/8" (I think thats the right size) one and come from the front and use a nut.
You can drill out the threaded part of the alternator and use either a slightly longer version of the current bolt or a 3/8" (I think thats the right size) one and come from the front and use a nut.
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