It's hard to imagine being about to get an easy out in that space to work
without at least removing the coolant pipe--and maybe more (like the whole
engine).  My alternator mounting bracket actually cracked once and I can't
even get a wrench in position to tighten the second (right side) bolt to
hold the bracket on to the block.  My new bracket is holding on with just
one bolt (and has for years now--i should check the tightness of that one
bolt again sometime).

Donald Baxter
'85 GL
Iowa City

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Chapman" <vwsyncroguy@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 4:29 PM
Subject: Alternator bracket bolts sheared off in the block! Help??

> In a project Syncro I bought recently..just found that BOTH alternator
> bracket mounting bolts are sheared off in the block....perhpahs because
> someone mounted a heavy non-vanagon alternator onto it.
>
> Anyone know how these bolts could be removed from the block....I remember
> some tool my dad use to use for this sort of thing by drilling in the
> center of the broken bolt and screwing into it at "tap type" device that
> you turn counter clockwise.....
>
> Access is pretty tight in there though ...to get a drill in...maybe a
right
> angle drill...but it would be hard to keep it straight into the center of
> the broken bolt...
>
> I'd sure like to do this without having to pull the engine out.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Warren