Re: 84 4kq alternator removal

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> Why must something that ought to be so easy always be so difficult on this
> stupid car?!
> 
> I removed the two obvious nuts holding my alternator in place, but cannot
> remove the pivot bolt.  I've removed the nut from the pivot bolt, but the
> bolt itself appears to be frozen in place.  Because it is right behind the
> frame at the level of the bumper, there isn't enough access room to whack it
> with a hammer, which is what I think it needs. 

Can you turn it with a wrench or socket?  at least if it is a little
loose you might be able to work it out.  Those things really do s*ck.  I
once r/r'd my alternator about 5 times in two days - mostly due to a
"bad out of the box" voltage regulator, I kept thinking I had screwed up
my alt by dis- and re-assembling it.  It never got any easier.  Pity
there isn't an access hole or two in the front frame...

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Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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