Re: Power tap for relays..

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.pl>]

At 22:39 99-04-11 -0400, Stephen Bigelow wrote:

>Found a Bosch relay package in the part store yesterday. Finally got me
>perusing around under the hood for a power point for my Bosch quad
>H4/H1lights.
>
>1) the back of the alternator. Looks like tiny nuts ("snappables") all
>rusted to hell hold on the water shield or whatever that thing is on the
>back. They ALSO seem to hold the halfs of the alternator together,

Actually, they don't. You can remove the cover separately, at least on my
'87 5KT, BTDT many, many times. The jumper post looks like a much better
idea, though.

>2) the jumper post. Looks more do-able...but how do I get into it? Will a
>wrench on the bottom flats and a wrench on the top flats open it up?

In fact, this is a single bolt with two sets of flats machined. Just get a
13mm socket and unscrew it. Take note that the metal bracket it's secured
to is not strong enough to withstand the torque. I detached the bracket
from the frame (the jumper post to bracket screws were frozen), then
wearing a thick mechanic's glove held the jumper post in hand while undoing
the bolt.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars break at the same time :-)