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• Needed Alternator Mounting Bracket -87
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:45:24 -0800
  Anyone parting out an 87 or know where can I get an alternator mounting bracket? The bolt hole on the bottom bracket that the...
• Re: [Syncro] Needed Alternator Mounting Bracket -87
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:57:09 -0800
  > Anyone parting out an 87 or know where can I get an > alternator mounting bracket? > > The bolt hole on the bottom bracket that the...
• Re: Stripped Alternator Mounting Bolt (was
  Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 09:47:16 -0600
  ...Stripped Alternator Mounting Bolt (was "Belt too Loose") > Hi all, > Well the continuing problem with my alternator belt working itself loose took > another turn...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 00:51:59 -0400
  ...Alternator mount ?? > On an '84 with 1.9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to the > engine with studs or bolts? I found...
• Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Katy Hahn
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:19:26 -0700
  ...bolt goes through both the front and the rear > 'mounting ears' of the alternator ! Yes, the bolt goes thru both ears on the alternator...
• broken alternator brackets
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 00:18:00 -0600
  To prevent an alternator bracket from breaking on your wasserboxer try this: 1) when installing alternator, check mounting surfaes and make sure they are...
• Stripped Alternator Mounting Bolt (was "Belt too Loose")
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:10:27 EDT
  ...This makes me wonder if the "soft metal" on the alternator itself was the culprit all along? Maybe I would tighten the mounting bolt...
• Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 21:21:03 -0400
  On an '84 with 1.9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to the engine with studs or bolts? I found my alternator...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 20 Oct 2000 08:13:19 -0400
  ...Alternator mount ?? > > > > ETKA shows that every mounting point uses a bolt, except one that is vague > in > > the picture. > > > > The top alt bolt is...
• Re: '88 alternator mounting studs
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:21:23 -0700
  ...I fabricated one to go between > the back of the > alternator bolt and one of the bolts on the engine case. The > other bracket...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:51:07 -0700
  ...Alternator mount ?? > ETKA shows that every mounting point uses a bolt, except one that is vague in > the picture. > > The top alt bolt is...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:20:40 -0700
  ...9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to the > engine with studs or bolts? I found my alternator hanging loose tonight and > found...
• Re: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter / Iowa City, Iowa
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 18:55:04 -0500
  ...Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help?? > In a project Syncro I bought recently..just found that BOTH alternator > bracket mounting bolts...
• Re: Alternator bracket (S), what a flaw!!!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Dagastino
  Sun, 8 Aug 2004 12:30:21 EDT
  The alternator bracket is poorly designed and executed in the Vanagon. I fabricated braces which attach to the bottom bolt on the alternator and...
• Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  August 06, 1987
  To prevent the alternator bolt from becoming loose and breaking, the torque specification has been increased. The increased torque specification requires use of a...
• Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:21:35 -0800
  ...bolt goes through both the front and the rear >> 'mounting ears' of the alternator ! > > Yes, the bolt goes thru both ears on the alternator...
• Alternator for a '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Barb and Scott Stothers
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 22:39:50 -0500
  ...120 amp alternator but it is for a '92-'94 Eurovan. Does anybody know if this has the proper bolt mounting and size to...
• Alternator brackets! Why they break.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:22:52 -0400
  ...corrosion in the mounting bolt holes. It came loose before it failed. I also see some wear marks where the alternator sits. It was...
• Re: [Syncro] Needed Alternator Mounting Bracket -87
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 26 Jan 2002 19:35:37 -0800
  ...an > alternator mounting bracket? > > The bolt hole on the bottom bracket that the > alternator rests on snapped off... the one that long > bolt goes...
• Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:50:06 -0700
  ...corrosion in the mounting bolt holes. It came loose before it failed. I also see some wear marks where the alternator sits. It was...
• Re: Busted alternator brackets - the mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:00:34 +0000
  ...corrosion in the > mounting bolt holes. It came loose before it failed. I also see some wear > marks where the alternator sits. It was...
• Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 17:29:35 -0400
  In a project Syncro I bought recently..just found that BOTH alternator bracket mounting bolts are sheared off in the block....perhpahs because someone...
• Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Alternator mounting bolt loose/broken
  August 06, 1987
  To prevent the alternator bolt from becoming loose and breaking, the torque specification has been increased. The increased torque specification requires use of a...
• Re: Stripped Alternator Mounting Bolt (was
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 15:28:23 EDT
  ...I think I am going with the "get a longer bolt and put a nut on the end" advice. It will be harder to...
• Re: Alternator mount ??
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 15:55:38 -0400
  ...Alternator mount ?? > > > > ETKA shows that every mounting point uses a bolt, except one that is vague > in > > the picture. > > > > The top alt bolt is...
• Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:26:43 -0700
  ...bolt goes through both the front and the rear >>> 'mounting ears' of the alternator ! >> >> Yes, the bolt goes thru both ears on the alternator...
• Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
  Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:07:30 -0700
  ...When I plugged my voltmeter between the ground strap terminal going to the transmission front mounting bolt and one of the transmission bolt (after...
• Anyone got a dead golf/jetta/passat alternator they can spare a p art from?
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:53:05 -0400
  ...I'm trying to obtain one of the steel bushings the alternator mounting bolts screw into. VW doesn't sell them separately, and no...
• Re: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 18:43:53 -0800
  > The stock vw mounting bracket setup uses a "hinge" as you pointed out. At > no time does the stock setup try to bolt a...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:35:49 -0700
  ...85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years > Do you have a second battery or some other huge draw...
• FS 50 degree I4 engine conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:06:35 +0000
  ...power steering pump , alternator and all pulleys and bolts. The mounting system in from a golf RV engine code car. It is a rock...
• Slight squealing belt..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 21:40:10 -0700
  ...Check on the alignment of your alternator and it's pulley. If the mounting bolt(s) or brackets are a bit worn, the alternator...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:06:59 -0400
  ...85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years > Volks > > so start tale of wow ... > starting hearing the alt belt...
• Re: Stripped Alternator Mounting Bolt (was "Belt too Loose")
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:16:50 -0700
  ...Drill out the previously-threaded hole in the alternator. 2. Run a longer bolt THROUGH the hole so that you can thread a nut...
• Re: Alternate Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:25:15 -0800
  ...tight and copasetic about the alternator mounting. Sometimes even the hole in the alternator that the pivot bolt goes through gets worn out, from...
• Re: GoWesty Alternator Bracket
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 12:51:12 -0800
  ...surely, the bottom pivot bolt goes through both the front and the rear 'mounting ears' of the alternator ! I have no problem with the...
• How to install 90A alt. on Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:04:09 EDT
  ...alternator arm by Spectre. I shortened it about 3", drilled a new hole and mounted it using one of the injection pump mounting bolts...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:32:08 -0400
  ...I removed the transmission front mounting , clean bolts ,studs, washers, any point of contacts, I make them bare metal, used deoxit D5 and di...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:12:30 -0700
  ...85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years Do you have a second battery or some other huge draw...
• Re: FS 50 degree I4 engine conversion parts
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:02:49 -0700
  ...power steering pump , alternator and all pulleys and bolts. The mounting system in from a golf RV engine code car. It is a rock...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - +++++++++++
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:40:55 -0400
  ...85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in >2 years > > >Do you have a second battery or some other huge draw...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 23:17:58 +0000
  ...I removed the transmission front mounting , clean bolts ,studs, washers, any point of contacts, I make them bare metal, used deoxit D5 and di...
• Alternator Bracket Studs - The Final Chapter
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 11:26:04 -0500
  ...bolts weren't broken off when I acquired the vehicle, I'm going to chance it by mounting the alternator with just one bolt...
• Re: Another Helpful modification
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:04:38 -0400
  ...tension) The pivot bolt behind the timing belt cover is also a weak point on this particular VW alternator mounting system... It is quite...
• Re: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 9 Apr 2004 19:13:47 -0400
  ...I've never had to deal with broken alternator mounting bolts but here are some considerations: The tools you're talking about are called...
• Re: HELP! Another Broken Alternator Mount
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 21:55:51 -0400
  ...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: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 19:40:19 -0800
  ...that bolts the bracket to the block. This does not inlcude the rubber bushing that assist with the ps pump or alternator mounting either...
• I cant reach the alternator bracket bolt
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:29:26 EST
  I just installed a new alternator but I didnt notice that the mounting bracket that holds the bottom bolt on the alternator has loosened...
• Re: Accessing alternator bolts.................
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 2 Oct 2011 15:16:31 -0700
  Check out this item to deal with the design weakness of the alternator mounting. http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1273_683...
• Re: That d**n TIICO
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 08:38:09 EST
  ...Tiico conversion into my 83 Westy is breaking the long alternator mounting bolt. . . . Hey Peter, don't you think there should be a better...
• Re: 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:28:45 -0700
  Larry It looks to me like you are braking the alternator adjusting bracket ? for me it is the stud/bolt that go into the...
• Re: Alternator Bracket Studs - The Final Chapter
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 10:39:41 -0700
  ...bolts weren't > broken off when I acquired the vehicle, I'm going to chance it by mounting > the alternator with just one bolt...
• Re: Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:27:36 -0300
  ...I removed the transmission front mounting , clean bolts ,studs, washers, any point of contacts, I make them bare metal, used deoxit D5 and di...
• Re: I really hate CPOs.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:42:31 -0700
  ...Now THAT is messed up ! Alternator mounting is traditionally weak on waterboxer vanagons. So go over that really carefully. The right 'carriage bolt' ..with...
• 85GL 1.9 Busted alternator mounting bracket stud ..2nd time in 2 years
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:48:13 -0700
  ...bolted to the power steering pump bolts on the block ... so do you guys know of any one that fabricated a custom alternators brackets...
• Charging better
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:36:41 -0500
  ...the mounting screw holds it to the alternator. The contact prong inside was corroded too. Then I noticed that the large bolt holes were...
• Alternator mounting
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 13:28:44 -0400
  ...As a result, within just a few months my alternator was flopping around and held in place by only one bolt. That bolt hold...
• Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:00:28 -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: tiico vibrations/interesting testing done.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 08:10:28 -0500
  ...that bolts the bracket to the block. This does not inlcude the > rubber bushing that assist with the ps pump or alternator mounting either...
• '88 alternator mounting studs
  Historical mailing list - Pedersen, Michael
  Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:19:45 -0700
  ...alternator. Boy was it loose!!! When I went to tighten it, I found the two studs (I think they were studs, not bolts) had...