Date:         Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:47:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
Comments: To: Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <F0021E9B-FE9C-460F-AFEC-94ECC46E3178@gmail.com>
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Here is a good chart of maximum bolt torques based on grade

http://www.dansmc.com/torque_chart.htm


On 6/14/2012 6:44 AM, Bill M wrote:
> Having installed a couple of these kits I found that carriage
> bolt to be of poor quality myself. I replaced it with a 10.9
> bolt from my parts bin. It's a nice product still and worth
> installing.
>
> Bill
>
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 12:15 AM, pickle vanagon<greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>  wrote:
>
>> GoWesty makes this nice kit to beef up the alternator bracket connection:
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4454&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>>
>> The carriage bolt that comes with the kit seems to be a very low grade.  I
>> stripped the threads on mine very easily.  And multiple people at thesamba
>> have had issues as well:
>> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=4454&category_id=&category_parent_id=
>>
>> (GoWesty was very nice about replacing my bolt but said the hardness was
>> not an issue even though it was perhaps only class 4.8 or so,