Thank you to all who replied to my request for help.  I found one stud
broken off and the other (passenger's side) missing.  Someone had tried to
work on this problem before as hole for missing stud was tapped for 5/16 x
18 instead of the metric 8 mm coarse.  I thought I would be all set as I had
Heli-Coils, drills, taps, etc., but the crossover pipe would let me get
things at the right angle.  Fortunately I had an 5/16 x 18 stud in one of my
parts jars.  I got that in, put the bracket on and got the nut finger tight
as I could not find a way to get a wrench on any sorts on the nut.

John Lauterbach
Macon ,GA
'84 DL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: Alternator mount ??

> Top bolt's just a bolt.  Bottom bolt is a carriage bolt.  studs are on the
> engine itself.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rennie Wible" <volksdragon@EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Alternator mount ??
>
>
> > ETKA shows that every mounting point uses a bolt, except one that is
vague
> in
> > the picture.
> >
> > The top alt bolt is a special bolt (due to the VW part number) 8mm x
25mm
> long
> > The bottom alt bolt is standard, 8mm x 75mm long and goes through the
> bracket.
> >
> > That lower bracket only shows the nuts, which are 8mm.  It looks like
the
> studs
> > come off the engine, possibly the head?
> >
> > Rennie
> > VolksDragon@earthlink.net
> > Los Angeles
> >
> > 61 crew cab (911 conversion)
> > 65 convertible
> > 84 vanagon (for sale)
> > 84 vanagon (another for sale)
> > 86 syncro
> > 93 fox
> >
> >
> >
> > jhlauterbach wrote:
> >
> > > On an '84 with 1.9L engine, is the alternator mounting bracket held to
> the
> > > engine with studs or bolts?  I found my alternator hanging loose
tonight
> and
> > > found that one of the two bolts (or studs) was missing and the other
> sheared
> > > off.  I am hoping to get one bolt in so that I can get to work
tomorrow.
> > >
> > > John Lauterbach
> > > Macon, GA
> > > '84DL
> >