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South Australia
Registered:
July 2002
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ST162 Alternator Q
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Sun, 05 October 2003 13:34
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Just wondering, does the alternator bolt directly onto the alternator bracket on an ST162?
Because I think mine has been changed (not sure why) and it has this other metal extension that bolts into the bracket and the alternator that extends it out further, and allows the alternator to move back and forth a bit, but these car's have a tensioner for that belt - so why would the alternator need to be moved around?
Not sure why this metal thing is there, and it looks pretty dodgy (my car's previous owner seems to be extremely crap).
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: ST162 Alternator Q
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Sun, 05 October 2003 23:09
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i'm useing an st185 motor so i'm not much help, especially since my alternator position has been modified because the aircon was removed.
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Location:
Elwood, Melb
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: ST162 Alternator Q
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Mon, 06 October 2003 01:09
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Yeah I don't think thats normal, I just changed the fan belt cos' the air con clutch was sqeaking so I bought a shorter belt to skip it. But I didn't notice any extension to the alternator
But if it's causing no problems and the belt is tight, then I won't be too worried.
I'm just a bit confused, in which way does the alt move around, cos' the tensioner should just move it up and down, pivoting from the bracket. If it's moving side 2 side then I'd fix it.
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