The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

HELP! New alternator belts, now alternator fan hits adjuster bracket! 200 1992

posted by  Aye Roll on  Sat Jan 31 10:53 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Tue Oct 14 21:08 CST 2014
[RELATED]

You're not correct about the adjustement method- though you HAVE to do this after the adjuster bolt breaks.

There should be a very long M6 bolt with a 10mm head, roughly parallel to the belts, on top of the alternator. It's threaded through 2 parts of the bracket, and its head faces the right fender. Can be a little hard to figure out.

You loosen the 13mm lock nut that faces forward, then tighten this bolt. If yours is broken or missing, the PS pump and teh AC compressor both use the same bolt arrangement though some brackets are different.

This happened on my 87 244, and I actually had a loose bottom bolt and lousy bushings besides. The "accesory bushings" are a few bucks each. These help keep the thing straight. IF the belts are running at a significant angle, and nothing is broken ro missing, then the bushings need replacement.
If you can tighten the alternator, you can replace the bushings- they're a fairly snug fit in the alt, PS, and A/C brackets.

Good luck with it!
--
Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 225K, 88 744GLE- 209K, 91 244 183K. Also responsible for the care and feeding of: 88 745GLE, 229K, 88 244GL, 146K, 87 244DL, 235K, 88 245DL, 236K






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.