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• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:41:48 -0700
  ...would not be unwise to carry an extra brackett and all mounting bolts of good known origin. The skill level, however, of the installer...
• Broken alternator mount mystery solved?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:26:39 -0700
  I reported a bit ago about yet another (four in less than a year) broken alternator mounting bolts in my 1.9L Westy. No...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:13:06 -0800
  ...My alternator was wiggling. The bracket under the > alternator mounts to the engine block with 2 bolts (maybe). Both of these > are missing, maybe...
• HELP! Another Broken Alternator Mount
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 11:17:38 -0700
  ...I've got the 1.9 leaker and the bolts/studs holding the alternator mounting bracket to the engine block keep breaking. The last...
• Re: Accessing alternator bolts.................
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 22:31:30 -0700
  ...the design weakness of the alternator > mounting. > > http://www.van-cafe.com/home/**van/page_1273_683/alternator_** > bracket_fix.html<http://www.van...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 15:25:25 -0800
  ...This bolt is one of the 4 such bolts and is also used for attaching the starter. The smaller nut is for mounting the...
• Re: The case of the cracking Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 5 Apr 2005 20:44:06 -0400
  ...hardware grade? Is the alternator good? (bad bearings, out of balance rotor, or worn case)? Is the alternator swivel bolt tightened after belt adjustment...
• That d**n bolt
  Historical mailing list - Data Services
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:24:52 -0500
  Hi Volks; The Tiico conversion into my 83 Westy is breaking the long alternator mounting bolt. An otherwise excellent conversion, I can't understand...
• Re: 84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:51:20 -0700
  ...but.....checking that the alternator mounting bolts on vanagon alternators are good and tight, is a regular part of a real Vanagon Service Visit...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:45:40 -0800
  ...alternator bracket that has 3 mounting points.... the 3rd one being the bolt for a coolant flange, about an inch below the alternator bracket...
• Re: alternator question
  Historical mailing list - Gerry Rafferty
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 22:00:49 -0800
  ...the alt mounting bracket studs/bolts were replaced-they had sheared off. The alt was held on by the tension bolt only. Check to...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:35:44 -0800
  ...My alternator was wiggling. The > bracket under the > > alternator mounts to the engine block with 2 bolts > (maybe). Both of these > > are missing, maybe...
• Re: Rear of engine sitting too low???
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:33:31 -0700
  ...What about the alternator mounting brackets. If I remember correctly the fan shroud thing that the boot connects to is held to the alternator...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 17:59:05 -0700
  ...I must have 4 or 5 'nicely broken' alternator lower mounting brackets. Have fun ! Scott www.turbovans.com On 10/6/2012 5:26...
• Re: Part Description Needed
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Kerry
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 14:57:03 -0400
  ...My alternator was quite loose; essentially being held by the adjusting brackets above and sitting on its mounting stud below. My lower bracket is...
• Re: 84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:46:05 -0400
  ...84 Westy alternator mount studs breaking New to list, 1st post. My 84 Westy with original 1900 engine keeps breaking it's alternator mounting...
• Re: Part Description Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 15:32:28 -0500
  ...My alternator was quite loose; essentially being held by the adjusting brackets above and sitting on its mounting stud below. My lower bracket is...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide
  Sat, 29 Sep 2018 08:28:50 -0700
  ...Loctite® Green Threadlocker 290 Wicking grade for pre-assembled parts Bolts on alternators, air conditioning belts and distributor clamps, carburetor adjustment screws, and hairline...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:52:31 -0800
  ...My alternator was wiggling. The >> bracket under the >> > alternator mounts to the engine block with 2 bolts >> (maybe). Both of these >> > are missing, maybe...
• Re: Engine R/R question
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:11:32 -0400
  ...BEFORE I cinched down all the mounting bolts. That also means before all the hoses, ps pump, alternator, coolant tanks (these mount to the...
• Help! Diesel water pump - how to remove %$^%#@!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 1996 10:08:36 +0000
  ...just remove 4 bolts mounting the whole thing to the block. OK. They don't mention you need to remove alternator. No problem, I...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 22:53:01 -0700
  ...vanagon+alternator&qid=1592191324&sr=8-6 > > Direct fit including pulley and they work! > Be sure to use good quality hardware mounting the bracket...
• Re: 77 Baywindow fan noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Jul 2019 04:31:47 +0000
  ...It is definitely NOT from the alternator. I disconnected the belt, spun the alternator and no noise. With the belt off, I briefly ran...
• Re: Tiico: Harmonic balancing pulley
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 25 Apr 2002 06:47:09 -0400
  ...david ps -- I'm talking about the stock WBX mounting, dunno how it's done on the Tiico. But bolted joints in general get...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:14:20 -0700
  ...vanagon+alternator&qid=1592191324&sr=8-6 > > Direct fit including pulley and they work! > Be sure to use good quality hardware mounting the bracket...
• Re: Rear of engine sitting too low???
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:50:25 -0500
  ...What about the alternator mounting brackets. If I remember correctly the fan shroud thing that the boot connects to is held to the alternator...
• Re: HELP! Another Broken Alternator Mount
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:57:55 -0500
  ...I've got the 1.9 leaker and the bolts/studs holding the alternator >mounting bracket to the engine block keep breaking. The last...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:20:39 -0700
  ...vanagon+alternator&qid=1592191324&sr=8-6 >> >> Direct fit including pulley and they work! >> Be sure to use good quality hardware mounting the bracket...
• Re: Belt replacement tips???
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:05:27 -0600
  ...Remove the ALTERNATOR belt. This belt also drives the water pump. Loosen the bottom bolt which secures the alternator to the alternator mounting bracket...
• Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list - M.Grant
  Mon, 15 May 1995 14:28:00 +0100 (BST)
  ...I pressume that as the later 1600s had alternators, that they were of the same type for both engines? Having changed the engine mounting...
• Re: Some 1600cc questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 09:31:50 -0700
  ...mounting on the > engine, I now find the mounting bar for the 1600 is the other way round > (rubber on the chassis mounts, bolts...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:13:42 -0700
  ...to me like you are braking the alternator adjusting bracket ? > for me it is the stud/bolt that go into the block hairs from...
• Re: Alternator Vibration
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 2 Jun 2020 19:45:08 -0700
  Thanks Dennis - when I get around to changing the oil I will closely inspect around the alternator and the mounting / adjustment bolts. I believe...
• I really hate CPOs.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:53:21 -0400
  ...More recently, I found that the alternator was bolted with only 1 metric fastener. There was a 5/16" self tapping and a 3...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 Jun 2020 21:06:03 -0700
  ...vanagon+alternator&qid=1592191324&sr=8-6 > > Direct fit including pulley and they work! > Be sure to use good quality hardware mounting the bracket...
• Re: warning regarding GoWesty alternator bracket kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:43:24 -0500
  ...would not be unwise to > carry an extra brackett > and all mounting bolts of good known origin. The skill level, however, of > the installer...
• Re: Loctite
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Oct 2018 16:16:47 +0000
  ...Loctite® Green Threadlocker 290 Wicking grade for pre-assembled parts Bolts on alternators, air conditioning belts and distributor clamps, carburetor adjustment screws, and hairline...
• TDI Starter info was:Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:32:07 -0400
  ...Since that bolt is one of > four engine mounting bolts strength is most important. > > Also, FWIW, LAtrical aha California Alternator and Starter sells a...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:27:51 +0000
  ...My understanding is that with the BOSH alternators, you simply need to get one of a higher capacity, but with the correct mounting. (The...
• Re: alternator
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:25:47 -0700
  Dave, The alternator on my '87 westy started making noise last year, we noticed the mounting bracket was lose and tightened it up. That...
• parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Seth Bruggeman
  Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:26:05 -0800
  ...alternator bracket (alt to case) and adjustor bracket (about 1" x 9" metal strip that bolts to the case and slides along adjusting bolt...
• Re: corroded connections
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 21:16:09 -0700
  ...I also connected the capacitor from the smaller positive stud (where the blue alt light wire connects) to the ground bolt on the alternator...
• Re: 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:44:28 -0800
  ...you haven't mentioned ovaled out holes for the alternator pivot bolt, or in the alternator itself. .. but if those are messed up ....obviously...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:15:51 -0700
  Bad alt housing? Mmm, If it’s that , and the mounting surfaces aren’t lying in correct plane then I’ll make bracket to...
• Re: Belt replacement tips???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:49:40 -0800
  ...It's not uncommon for alternator bearings to be loose or rough. Carefully check the alternator mounting bracket, that's a weak area - those...
• The nature of dielectric grease; was Re: Charging better
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:06:37 -0700
  ...the mounting screw holds it to the alternator. The contact prong inside was corroded too. Then I noticed that the large bolt holes were...
• Re: [Syncro] Anyone use A3 serpentine pulleys & brackets on a VW 1.8 inline-4?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 14 Dec 2004 00:07:02 -0800
  ...bracket which is attached via a bolt through the timing belt cover and through the lower alternator mount. That is not used on the...
• Re: 1.9l alternator bracket query
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:58:10 -0500
  ...The mounting surface needs to be as flat as possible. The failure stared out as loose fasteners and continued until something broke. Al alternator...
• Re: TDI Starter info was:Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 13:47:23 -0700
  ...Since that bolt is one of >> four engine mounting bolts strength is most important. >> >> Also, FWIW, LAtrical aha California Alternator and Starter sells a...
• Re: Golf Alternator?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:30:36 -0500
  ...Gas (except 16-V) '85-'92, w/AC. #3269/#3312/#3346" (new/reman/used) The catalog describes the mounting of the alternators as "90...
• Re: corroded connections
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 00:51:27 -0400
  ...I also connected the > capacitor from the smaller positive stud (where the blue alt light wire connects) to the > ground bolt on the alternator...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:56:11 -0400
  ...a few reasons for those ALT bracket break! -old alternators (unbalance) -Wrong lower ALT bolt holding the ALT (miss-align) -ALT fan unbalance (you...
• Re: Alternators and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:33:49 -0400
  ...My understanding is that with the BOSH alternators, you simply need to get one of a higher capacity, but with the correct mounting. (The...
• VW S. Africa 2.0 conversion
  Historical mailing list - Peter B.
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 09:54:40 -0700
  ...I > used the diesel engine mounts, and the engine is in the van, bolted up. > The alternator seems to sit a little high, may...
• GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:34:57 -0700
  ...The mounting holes in the bracket allow some wiggle-room so care must be taken that the alternator (pulley) ends up in the same...
• Re: [Syncro] RoadHaus - Alternator Bracket Needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:07:07 -0500
  ...my Lower Alternator Bracket cracked in two places. This is the massive lower bracket that attaches via two bolts to the block. Not the...
• Re: adding a second battery
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:58:40 -0400
  ...meet. (From the alternator and then front to the original battery.) Ran the (-) ground cable to the starter mounting bolt. Really helps with cranking...
• Re: Alternator vibration -
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:27:07 -0700
  ...10 all metal locknuts for this job. >> Also the pivot bolt and nut, replace the carriage bolt with P.C. 10.9 bolt, nut...
• Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:50:16 -0700
  ...like mine). | |The mounting holes in the bracket allow some wiggle-room so care must |be taken that the alternator (pulley) ends up in...
• Re: tiico vibrations solved...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 12:49:18 -0800
  ...You need the > >alternator, powersteering pump and the high pressure powersteering pump > >line, plus the bracketry and tensioning bolts. If you have AC you...