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Date:         Fri, 14 Dec 2001 10:43:37 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: That d**n bolt
Comments: To: Data Services <dataservices@MEDIAONE.NET>
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At 08:24 AM 12/14/2001, Data Services wrote: >the alternator is mounted in such a dumb way. A quite hard 6" bolt goes >thru a 2" support mounted on the engine, there is an inch of free space (I >made a spacer), and then it goes into the alternator bracket! This means >that the relatively heavy alt is hanging off a 4" rod which I stress even >more by attaching a tight belt as far away from the engine support as one

Make sure the bolt is the correct grade and is torqued correctly. Not saying it's a good arrangement, but if the bolt is not tight enough it's guaranteed to fail.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation"


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