Alternator bolt comes loose
#1
Alternator bolt comes loose
Car is a '96 Formula. The bolt that connects the red power line to the back of the alternator keeps backing out. Of course when this happens no chargee. Is it safe to use thread locker on the bolt, or this there another fix?
#2
Re: Alternator bolt comes loose
Can't remember.... is there enough thread to double-nut it?
Or is the stud backing out of the alternator?
Or is the stud backing out of the alternator?
Last edited by Injuneer; 02-10-2015 at 03:41 PM.
#3
Re: Alternator bolt comes loose
The stud appears to be all thread with a nut. I might be able to get another nut on it. Was wondering if thread locker would interfere with conductivity.
#4
Re: Alternator bolt comes loose
Yes. The eyelet on the wire produces maximum contact with the sides of the nut. If you insulate the nut from the stud, it would seem that significant conductivity could be lost. They make "thin" jam nuts, so that might help if there is only a couple threads available. Or two thin nuts?????
#5
Re: Alternator bolt comes loose
A lock washer might work.
It's not the nut coming loose from the bolt. The bolt itself comes loose from the alternator. Unscrews itself in some fashion.
It's not the nut coming loose from the bolt. The bolt itself comes loose from the alternator. Unscrews itself in some fashion.
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Re: Alternator bolt comes loose
Another possibility is that the cable is too tight and pulls on the stud, turning it with vibration.
Now that I read again... "all thread with a nut". Does that mean there is no shoulder between the nut and the alternator? You may have the wrong stud there.
Last edited by GaryDoug; 02-10-2015 at 10:28 PM.
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