Thanks for all the advice. I wasn't aware of the gowesty bracket fix
thingamajig. It certainly looks like one of those is on my wish list.
paul

On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 3:16 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> 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<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#<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
>>
>>