09-04-2013, 11:27 AM
BLINGMW Wrote:hock: wow that is ghetto even for a car I had!
I actually replaced that bolt and the various washers because the old bolt was too small and unless it was super tight the alternator could move around. But the whole mounting sleeve just went away? Damn, I guess I didn't fix it as much as I had hoped. :oops:
I guess you were able to find the parts it's actually supposed to have to make the new alternator fit right?
haha, no worries, i blame everything that's odd on the people you bought it from.
it actually didn't take any new parts, i could have probably used a shorter bolt so it didn't stick near the belt as much, but put some washers on the front of it and called it a day.
the new alt fits real snug in the mounting bracket, so hoping all will be good. guy at napa said if it crack the tab again just bring it back and they'll give me a new one as it would 'clearly be a defect with the alternator.' :thumbup: