On Feb 10, 4:25=A0pm, "-->> T.G. Lambach <<--" <"T.G. Lambach at
NoHamorSpamcomcast.net"> wrote:
> Randall, can you put a probe through the empty hole to confirm a missing
> bolt vs. one that broke off?
>
> A missing bolt is easy - just match its mate.
>
> If the bolt's stud remains then a pivot point remains and, though not
> specification, works - as you see. To remove a broken stud is a task
> with no guaranty of success - remove the alternator and struggle to
> remove the dead stud. And what if you shear it off - then the pivot is
> gone so the bolt must be replaced by drilling it out and substituting a
> bolt, nut and lock washer. Not much space to work there.
>
> You know about sleeping dogs......
> --
>
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That's what I'll do next--should've done it when I discovered it, of
course, but I do know that there was no visible stud in the hole--
which for me makes this even more strange--you'd expect to see the
broken shaft if the head had been twisted off. Plus there are factors
against it: A well-maintained car, and very large-diameter bolt that
wouldn't be conducive to twisting off--a mystery. There is, I
suppose, the possibility, that the bolt was removed and not replaced.
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