Date:         Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:06:59 -0400
Reply-To:     ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         ROBERT DONALDS <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time
              in 2 years
Comments: To: TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
Comments: cc: Larry Chase <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM>
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Do you have a second battery or some other huge draw on the alt
I have brackets if need be. I have seen many cases with damaged alt stud
over the years
no clear reason why
Larry Chase had this on going condition any thoughts larry


Bob Donalds
Boston Engine



----- Original Message -----
From: "TC" <trclark@SHAW.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:48 PM
Subject: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2
years


> Volks
>
> so start tale of wow ...
> starting hearing the alt belt wine at start up a few days ago
> so Sat AM is good time to take a peek
>
> well the stud on the right side of the bracket is busted off inside the
> stud
> hole :)
> and the bolt has backed it self out on the other side
>
> well this picks me off not 1 year ago I lost a water pump in the BC
> interior
> on my summer vacation
> near a farm owned by a ex vw mech., well when we were on our way to fix
> the
> pump
> we found both the bolt & the stud busted off so he free hand drill those
> puppies out
> and tapped in brand new 10MM stud / bolts & now 18mths later the new stud
> has snapped off ..
> wtf is it with this pos vw alternator bracket too much torque from the big
> heavy alt  ??
>
> Any ways taking a look this time I think it makes most sense to create a
> new
> bracket
> & brace it up with some custom flat bar crossed bolted to the power
> steering
> pump bolts on the
> block ...
>
> so do you guys know of any one that fabricated a custom alternators
> brackets
> to resolve this issue ??
>