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This one's serious- alternator mount problem Posted by Saana88 [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My '88 900 with 225k is showing her age. Today, two out of three bolts holding the alternator mounting bracket to the engine block sheared off where the bracket touches the bolt holes. I have very little belt tension, enough to spin the alternator and water pump, but she's making a hell of a racket. There are three bolts on the bracket- top, bottom, and front, arranged in a triangle. Top and bottom sheared off. I didn't overtighten the bolts (last time the bracket was off was nearly four years ago) and I don't run excessive belt tension. Right now, I don't care why it happened (age and vibration) I just want to get it fixed. That's the problem.
I think that since the bolts aren't in there very tight at all, if I can somehow get some torque on them, either with a very short left-handed drill bit or by carving a line in them and hitting that notch with a screwdriver or whatever, I can get this one fixed. I just don't know how to get in there or how to approach it. Any guesses would really be appreciated, otherwise this could turn into the straw that broke the mechanic's back.
I'm going to have to do something unbearable anyway- I am going to have to drive the convertible in the salt now with the '88 down for the count.
Ideas?
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