All of those that I have ever encountered were just press fits. Just lean on
it a bit with a clamp, bench vise or BFH and it should assume the correct
position.
--
Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
on 10/4/07 3:58 PM, Paul Root at ptrmgb@gmail.com wrote:
> Here's a picture.
>
> http://www.joshsjottings.com/~ptroot/PA040007.JPG
>
> The green one is the new one with the stand-off going the wrong way.
>
> Oh, and I tried moving the rear bracket back further, it won't go
> back far enough.
>
> On Oct 4, 2007, at 5:31 PM, Paul Root wrote:
>
>> So the alternator from the local supply store came in finally. It
>> wasn't the cheaper of the
>> two choices. That was unavailable. But this was only $90.
>>
>> Anyway, I've got two problems.
>>
>> 1. I don't have the little key for locking the chuck to the pulley.
>> I don't remember taking one out, of
>> either alternator. And I can't find them.
>>
>> 2. It won't go on. The back mount point has a stand off, like the
>> original. Except the original is
>> on the inside of the bracket. This one is on the backside of the
>> bracket so it doesn't allow the alternator
>> back far enough for the front bracket to meet up with the mount
>> point, and the pivot arm doesn't meet
>> up either.
>>
>> I've already called Quality Coaches, Mark has one. I was going to
>> get as a spare. I can get some keys
>> for the chuck while I'm at it. I was going to get the second one
>> from him anyway, to have a spare. But
>> I thought this would be quicker, since getting to South MPLS is a
>> bit of a pain with the 35W bridge out.
>>
>>
>> Can I hack saw the stand-off off? Or is that structural in some way.
>>
>> Paul Root
>> ptrmgb@gmail.com
>> 77 MGB
>> 99 OBS
>>
>>
>>
>
> Paul Root
> ptrmgb@gmail.com
> 77 MGB
> 99 OBS
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