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Why does my alternator bracket keep breaking!?!

Old Mar 25, 2007 | 10:30 PM
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well if it suppose to have a brace on there, i never seen it when i bought the car.

Does anyone have a picture by chance that can show me what brace you guys are talking about? i would appreciate it a lot. also where would i be able to get this part at?
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 02:12 AM
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http://shbox.com/1/tb_bypass.jpg

best pic i could find. the bracket is right where the steam pipe label is. 2 points on the alt. to 1 stud on the intake
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 02:13 AM
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You can see part of it here:




It's a tubular "Y" brace that bolts to the back of the alternator. The breather tube goes between it and it bolts to a stud on the intake manifold.
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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well i ordered that support bracket today at the dealership so i will try that out. As far as the alternator bracket the dealership is also covering that under part warranty since i just bought it about 3 weeks ago. i hope this will cure it from breaking again
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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All the mounting points are here: http://shbox.com/ci/ci178.jpg
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 05:35 PM
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well i ordered that support bracket today at the dealership so i will try that out. As far as the alternator bracket the dealership is also covering that under part warranty since i just bought it about 3 weeks ago. i hope this will cure it from breaking again
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by shoebox
All the mounting points are here: http://shbox.com/ci/ci178.jpg
LOL... I went looking all through your site to try and find a good pic to no avail.
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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yeah you need to atleast run the bracket off the intake to stabalize the alternator. If you just bolt the alternator to those 2 ears of the aluminum bracket up front then it will break. You can ditch the one going to the exhaust but you have to keep the one to the intake. Put that baby back on there and you will have no more problems!
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 09:58 PM
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It's a brace. Not a bracket.
Old Mar 26, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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Hmm... I better dig up my alternator bracket since I recently had my bracket chromed the last thing I want is for it to snap like a twig!

-B
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SS RRR
It's a brace. Not a bracket.

yeah, yeah, yeah.... you know what I meant
Old Mar 27, 2007 | 08:11 PM
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i just got that brace from the intake to the alternator today. Now the bracket looks more secure with that piece on. Thanks for the help and pictures guys, now hopefully this will be the last time!! LOL
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