I wasn't going to take it to a shop. I was looking for a willing local CEG'er to help me. I didn't mix up the bolts. I have taken the bolt off once to try to get a fresh start because of those sliding bushings. I haven't banged on it hard because I don't want to crack the housing. Mainly I've been using a pry bar but not too hard. I'll try turning the bracket today.
Bolt isn't the problem. It's the alignment of the bolt hole for the short bolt on the brace and the hole on the alternator. Ain't no new bolt's gonna fix that.
Okay, I see part of the problem now. Ray's How-to (the one I used) says to take out the small bolt that faces the driver side, leaving the bracket on the engine. darsoccer's how to says to remove the small bolt from the engine block, so that bracket comes out with the alternator. I may be mistaken, but I think the engine block side is a slot and the alternator side is a hole so no slop.
Just looked at the service manual, and it says to take out the brace with the alternator. Also says to tighten the alternator side first, then engine side.
Last edited by andy; 08/24/06 04:32 PM.
