Thank you all for responding to my posted alternator barcket problem. I took my van to the nearest local dealer to replace the bracket. The repairment was done free of charge since the mechanics there could not find anything wrong with my van and had to blame the bad quality of the bracket which was under warrantee. Before they started the work, they did mention some possibilities such as loose bolts that hold the alternator, but apparantly it wasn't the cause. However, I still suspect that something must be wrong with my van. In my earlier post, I forgot to mention that I experienced a broken steering belt at 70K. That belt was replaced at the same time when the bracket was replaced at 60K. I would like to check the alignment of the pulleys and bearings of alternator myself. Do I have to remove the belts in order to do that? And what kind of sign(s) should I look for? (You can tell, how good I am about mechanics.) Thanks. Tzung Yang 1990 Carat Vanagon, 86K miles |
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