broken bolts and a/c condensor

[no1of consequence]

<<i have a 88 audi 90q and recently  tried to remove the alternator. well 
one of the bolts from the bracket snapped right off. >>

one of the lower pivot bolts [17mm], or an adjuster bolt [10-13mm] ? or the 
bolt that holds the alt to the bracket?

<<i then decided to try to pry the alternator out and broke the damn thing 
also. >>

how on earth would you PRY out an alternator? and to what avail?  were you 
hoping to snap the broken bolt off? sounds like a fast train from bad to 
worse..  drilling it out  or cutting it off and extracting the stud would 
have been  better ideas.

<< is this a common thing for these bolts to break like that?  >>

if your car gets the winter salt bath it is. overnight soaking with 
penetrating oil can help, heat can help [watch out for wires and other stuff 
that burns, but if your email address is an indication you knew that].

<<my next mission is to take out the a/c condensor to get to one of the 
bolts holding the alternator bracket in place.>>

i just replaced the alt on my 88 90 and you dont have to touch the ac pump 
to get the alt out [if i remember right] - they are on different sides of 
the motor and not at all attached.

<<is it hard to take out the condensor? >>

it looks like it is pretty buried and i had the whole nose offf.

<<i just ordered the manual but it wont be here for a couple of days.>>

id wait for it.
jim

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