Check out this item to deal with the design weakness of the alternator
mounting.

http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1273_683/alternator_bracket_fix.html

Mark

David Beierl wrote:
> 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
>