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A bolt fell out: I don't want to drive lancer to work tomorrow...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 13:38
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Hi all,
I was just driving my stock sprinter, and a bolt fell out. It's about 6inches long, and is probably a 12mm. Coincedentally something started making a funny noise (like a loose belt). It goes away if I turn off the headlights, so obviously the alternator is slipping.
Now it's dark, I had a quick look at alternator and it seems to be bolted in two places fine. Just wondering if there are any insomniac forum junkies out there that have a good idea on where is bolt is from... it seemed to have oil toward the very end. I would have said it was a gearbox or starter motor bolt (i haven't worked on my 4ac yet) but it seems funny that the belt is slipping.
Well all this is based on the bolt that I found on the road around about the location I heard something bounce out of the engine bay. I thought I scored a spanner from my holebag local mechanic.
Stupid thread I know, but thanks.
Clayton
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: A bolt fell out: I don't want to drive lancer to work tomorrow...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 14:14
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sounds like either the alt bolt or a gbox bolt...
look around these area's with a torch..
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Melbourne
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October 2004
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Re: A bolt fell out: I don't want to drive lancer to work tomorrow...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 21:37
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Thanks man,
I had a look this morning with some light, the two alternator bolts I was looking at were the adjustment and the bolt that holds the adjustment bracket on, a bit lower I found the hole. Just had to find a 14mm nut.
Cheers,
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: A bolt fell out: I don't want to drive lancer to work tomorrow...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 23:22
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With a bolt like that you know yoru holding something big with it, check your steering box if you car has one as i know celicas use a bolt not to dissimalar to the one you describe to hold the steering box on the chasses
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Location:
Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: A bolt fell out: I don't want to drive lancer to work tomorrow...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 23:31
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Nah 86s are rack and pinion
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Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: A bolt fell out: I don't want to drive lancer to work tomorrow...
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Tue, 01 March 2005 23:34
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| devolutio wrote on Wed, 02 March 2005 08:37 |
Thanks man,
I had a look this morning with some light, the two alternator bolts I was looking at were the adjustment and the bolt that holds the adjustment bracket on, a bit lower I found the hole. Just had to find a 14mm nut.
Cheers,
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i had same thing happen.. stopped the alternator charging properly!! loctite is your friend 
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