im sure we all had a problem like this before?

[drewfever1020]

ok the problem is my alternator being aligned for the bottom pulley.
i got a gilmer pulley kit and i cant get the alternator to stay straight with the bottom pulley. the bolt that goes through the alternator and screws into the head on the block wont tightend up.
i thought the screw was to short so i got a longer one and it still wouldnt tightend up.
it seems if it has been cross threated?
has anyone ever had this problem and is there a way i can solve this?

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

ok the problem is my alternator being aligned for the bottom pulley.
i got a gilmer pulley kit and i cant get the alternator to stay straight with the bottom pulley. the bolt that goes through the alternator and screws into the head on the block wont tightend up.
i thought the screw was to short so i got a longer one and it still wouldnt tightend up.
it seems if it has been cross threated?
has anyone ever had this problem and is there a way i can solve this?

You need a helicoil set. This will replace the stripped threads.

http://www.emhart.com/products/helicoil.asp

Go to your local parts store and they should have it. Take the correct size bolt with you.

[drewfever1020]

will they have these at autozone?
and if they do what do i ask them?

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

will they have these at autozone?
and if they do what do i ask them?

AZ should have them. Just tell them you stripped the thread in one of your heads and need a helicoil.

[drewfever1020]

ok cool

[smn69]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

will they have these at autozone?
and if they do what do i ask them?

They should have them at the "Zone". Just ask for a Helicoil set for the size bolt that you need. You will clean out the old threads with the right size drill bit, cut threads for the coil, install the coil, and bolt your alternator back up with the original bolt.

[Wrenchbender Ret]

Tell them you want a heela coil kit for 3/8 coarse thread. It comes with all the nessesities except a drill & bits. It includes directions.

[Wrenchbender Ret]

Another possibility. Some of the big trucks heads used 7/16 bolts (one size larger). Check the rest of the acessory holes in the head to see if they might be the arger size. If so you will need to get a 7/16 bolt & drill the hole in the alt out.

[drewfever1020]

man that thread thing worked good but i still cant get my alternator to line up right.
it seems as if it is tilted downwards. how can i tilt it upwards?
i tried bending the bracket but still cant get it!

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

man that thread thing worked good but i still cant get my alternator to line up right.
it seems as if it is tilted downwards. how can i tilt it upwards?
i tried bending the bracket but still cant get it!

Post some pictures of your problem.

[71tahoe]

Is this on the passenger side or driver's side?

I don't see how it could point down and not run perpendicular to the bottom pulley if it is on the driver's side.

If it is on th pass side, you may have the top tab on the wrong side of the upper bracket or may need a spacer.

Pics would definitely help.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Is this what your set up looks like? My thoughts are that you may be mixing/matching short water pump stuff with long water pump stuff and vice versa. That could be why it's not lining up.

Edit: Whoops, forgot pic!



Or this?:

[drewfever1020]

i have the setup on the passenger side ill take pic tommorow morning

[71tahoe]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

i have the setup on the passenger side ill take pic tommorow morning

Do you have a long or short water pump?

Passenger side requires a long pump, DS short pump.

[vectorit]

What kind of cylinder heads are you running?
Stock ones, your problem sounds like a bracket issue. But I will wait for your pics.

Vortec heads? If so, then stock style bracketry will not line up right with out doing some work on them. (Assuming you are running mostly stock stuff around them, again I will wait for the pics to really know for sure).

[drewfever1020]

i got stock head and im pretty sure a long water pump.
as u can see in the pics the alternator is a little off.
and is causing the belt to move and rub at the end of the alternator pulley and it causes the pulley to tear.
the belt is supose to stay in one stop closer the the alternator fan but instead it moves over to the right causeing it to rub!

[jay6891]

Put a washer on the back side of the bolt that is in the last pic. Between chrome spacer and block. Should help pull nose of alt up.

[drewfever1020]

how would it help?

[jay6891]

Sorry not last pic, next to the last. The one you have labeled altr006. The washer would extend the length of the spacer. Ie..move the bottom of the alt out. Tilting the alt up when everything is tight.

[drewfever1020]

ok cool ill try it and ill let u know!
thanks

[jay6891]

Hope it helps. Cant really tell by pics if you have a spacer between water pump and top mount. If you do, you can try and remove it and see it that helps. That will move the top of alt back. Also, you have a loose bolt in your intake. Lol. When trying all of these spacer movements. Make sure you still have plenty of thread engagement. May have to use longer bolts so they dont pull from engine vibration.

[drewfever1020]

ok the washer in the back helped a little but the real problem is my alternator is turning inward toward the water pump.
as u can see in the last pic u can see hoe it turns inward!
i need it to turn outwards what can i do to fix this?

[smn69]

Originally Posted by drewfever1020

ok the washer in the back helped a little but the real problem is my alternator is turning inward toward the water pump.
as u can see in the last pic u can see hoe it turns inward!
i need it to turn outwards what can i do to fix this?

You could try adding a couple of washers where the bracket attaches to the water pump to try and tip it away a little. You may not like this though, but what you really may need to do is buy a different alternator mounting bracket or system. That one just looks like it is going to continue causing problems. Good luck getting it lined up.

[jay6891]

How tight are you getting the belt? Not so tight that you are torquing the alt around with the belt. It that all there is to bracket? Looks kinda flimsy for the belt that it is using. Try loosening the belt a bit and see if that helps. To get rid of the twist in. Let us know.

[Sinister]

Originally Posted by vectorit

What kind of cylinder heads are you running?
Stock ones, your problem sounds like a bracket issue. But I will wait for your pics.

Vortec heads? If so, then stock style bracketry will not line up right with out doing some work on them. (Assuming you are running mostly stock stuff around them, again I will wait for the pics to really know for sure).

Thanks for the info, didn't realize that.