Re: Aternator woes - 5kTQ

[Michael Spiers <mikes@specnet.com>]

 I think when I also had this problem, I cleaned all the threads to remove oil
> residue and used a new lockwasher.

Unfortunately, it isn't the bolts that are getting loose, it's the alternator
that's loostening up.  The bolts stay torqued to 50 ft/lbs, but the alternator
slips anyways!  I wish it were as simple as the bolts loostening, _that_ I
could fix...

> It
> may also be necessary to replace the belt because it may now have a sheen on
> it from slipping.

Indeed, I've replaced the belt every time I re-tighten the alternator.  Five
belts in the past two weeks, to be exact.  This is starting to irritate me...
 Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'm going to try to jimmy-rig something
to jam the dumb thing in place to night.  If that doesn't work, I guess I'll be
looking at a new alternator...  Yee ha.

-- 
-Mike
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87 5000CS TQ
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90 80 (sibling's mode of transportation I get lynched into working on)