You need to remove the crossover pipe. You need to find out why it loosened. Most likely bad hardware. Nut and stud are PC 10.9. If you use a washer it needs to be a through hardened, rated flat washer. You need to remove the bracket and inspect for cracking. This is a good place for an all metal prevailing torque lock nut or the proper nut and loc-tite. The bolt on the bottom of the alternator also has to be properly tightened. If you can adjust the belt without loosening this nut it too loose. Dennis >From: John Lauterbach <jhlauterbach@BELLSOUTH.NET> >Reply-To: John Lauterbach <jhlauterbach@BELLSOUTH.NET> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: How to tighten loose alternator bracket? >Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:21:10 -0400 > >When I tracked down sound of loose belt, I found that lower alternator >bolt had backed out enough to cause belt to slip. What wrench/approach >do I need to get bolt tightened without need to remove crossover pipe? > >John >Macon, GA >'84 7-passenger |
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