Bill,

You probably have a broken alternator bracket.  I believe it costs around
$15 at the dealer.

Les

-----Original Message-----
From:   Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Bill Kasper
Sent:   Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:07 PM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        changing belts

i am hoping to do all three (alternator, ps, ac) before we leave for our
vacation on saturday.  any known pitfalls to watch out for?  i am also going
to have to prepare to change out the stud on my lower alternator bracket, as
there's quite a bit of movement in the alternator and i don't know if it is
the bracket or the stud (or simply a bolt needing tightening).

any tips or tricks?  otherwise i'll follow bentley.

thanks.
bill
'87 syncro westfalia
http://www.scruznet.com/~kasper/pics/westy/