[s-cars] Alternator bolt removal help needed

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Remove alternator, take to friendly local machine shop.

Sell car.




On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 22:37:31 -0500, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> So I'm driving to work and the idiot lights for the ABS, battery and
> something else all come on all of a sudden, after washing the car. I
> figure maybe the alternator belt is slipping....
> 
> I figured wrong after the engine dried out and I'm still seeing 12v or
> slightly less, with these idiot lights still complaining. I pull a U
> and high-tail it home, hoping to get back before the battery dies.
> Fortunately, I make it. I get a replacement alternator before the auto
> parts store closes, then the ordeal starts.
> 
> The f'ing alternator bolt breaks off inside the front engine mount!
> There's about an inch of threaded bolt still inside. Okay, so I remove
> the front engine mount and try to drill out the bolt. No problem, use
> the bolt extractor set that I have.
> 
> Of course, I drill nicely into the bolt, get the extractor part inside
> and (snap) the extractor breaks off inside the bolt.
> 
> Now I have a seriously hardened piece of steel embedded into the bolt,
> can't drill it at all.
> 
> Any suggestions, besides taking the piece to my mechanic and have him
> take a stab at it? He's got much more equipment than I have at home.
> Unbelieveably, Home Depot had the right size, thread pitch and length
> bolt in the proper grade of steel to replace the broken bolt. Now the
> trick is getting the broken piece out.
> 
> This effing car is getting on my nerves- first $6000 gets the car as
> is, with the Porsche brakes installed. List members and friends only.
> 
> Taka
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