Date:         Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:44:28 -0400
Reply-To:     Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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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, 

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