1979-1993 & 94 Conv [Subscribe to Daily Digest] |
Charlie:
Is it utterly impossible to get the car to him free or reasonably? Given that it was incorrectly put together by him in the first place, it would seem best to let him deal with it.
If you want to tackle this, study the series of pictures on the link Jon posted, to your earlier query, and also look on the townsendimports web site. Print off a paper copy of what it says to do, to have with you as you work.
First of all you have to disconnect your battery's negative cable at least. You don't want to be disconnecting the +12 volt wire off the alternator while it's hot and shooting sparks everywhere. Or even working near it with wrenches.
If you followed Jon's link, on your earlier post about this problem, you got to a series of photos that should be a big help as you do this. You don't necessarily need to have all the same tools he used; he's very well equipped.
You probably don't have to actually remove the alternator totally from the car, just get it far enough out of the way that you can remove the bolt and the bracket into which the bushings need to be pushed (from the insides, as per Jon's photo).
I'm a little rusty on this but usually first step is disconnect AC compressor bracket at block (leave AC lines attached) and put compressor up out of the way on top of things. Two big (metric allen head) bolts you can get at easily, and one down deep at top of alternator bracket. If you're lucky someone before you has cut the bolt hole out (at bottom of AC bracket) into a notch, and you'll only at first have to loosen this bolt.
Then follow Jon's series of photos, on loosening alternator adjusting bolt, slipping belts off, removing two of three bolts on the bracket on the block, loosening the hidden third one, tilting that bracket down so there's room for the long bolt to slide out and come free, then the alternator is free to move out of the way and you can get the third bolt out of the bracket and take the bracket off the car. With the bracket, you should get the other rubber bushing (one at end not in your photo) and with the bolt you'll get the second bushing.
If they were putting them both in wrong, you'll have to extract the front bushing out of the bracket also and turn it around. And get the bushings to slide in the correct way. Soap up with dishwashing liquid as you suggested. Get a shorter bolt and nut and two big washers, put bolt thru one washer, thru bushing, thru end of bracket, other washer on, nut on, and tighten nut to pull bushing into bracket. Ditto on other end with other bushing. All per Jon's picture.
Then reattach bracket to car, with the one end bolt, kind of loose; tip bracket, slip alternator into its middle between the bushings, and slide the long bolt home, and get the nut onto it. Other two bolts in place, tighten bracket down.
Should be easy now. Reassemble in reverse order of removal.
The belts don't want to go on easy as I recall, I kind of remember prying with a chunk of 2x4 on alternator. A search in the search box on here may find you a detailed how-to. But Townsendimports site has a good writeup, with that tip about tilting the bracket to get the long bolt out. (And FAQs on this site might also have a routine?)
Good luck, sounds like you've been paying for help that wasn't done right. You deserve a break.
posted by 71.241.19...
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
