At 02:12 PM 10/2/2011, Paul wrote:
>Does anyone have some insight about accessing the alternator bracket bolts
>on a 1.9L? I'm talking about those two suckers that are underneath the

Having fairly recently had to deal with the results of someone
pulling those 8mm studs out of the case, then installing 10mm
Time-Serts and pulling *them* out, I can say with confidence that a
torque wrench is your friend when reinstalling (see
https://picasaweb.google.com/117189706757545167023/MilleeSAlternatorBracket#
- Dennis Haynes gave invaluable advice there ).  The 2.1l has a strut
on the bracket to stiffen things up some but there's still a lot of
mass dangling (upwards) off that little bracket with its even smaller
bearing area and two little studs.

Yours,
David