solder_guy Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 (edited) The other day I was driving my Rotus home from the auto shop .. and I heard a rattle .. rev'd the engine and it went away .. Next morning I take off the hood .. nothing is amiss .. get the car running .. hear a brief rattle that resolves with revving .. no problem all day .. Finally at the end of the day .. I start the car .. big rattle sound .. so I look again .. and the alternator is wobbling all over the place .. Seems that two bolts that hold the lower alternator bracket in place were out (one missing and one still in the bracket) .. and the only thing holding the alternator in place was the upper adjustable bracket .. I shudder at the thought of if my alternator fell out and me running over it .. My friend and I scavenged for some longer bolts .. and got that bracket bolted more securely .. Whew! You never know what can happen with an older engine car .. Rob Edited October 15, 2009 by solder_guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyrayandersen Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 rule - a rattle means something ain't right. corollary - just because the rattle has stopped doesn't mean it has 'fixed' itself... Glad you caught it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solder_guy Posted October 12, 2009 Author Share Posted October 12, 2009 yeah! big time .. these were bolts I had never touched! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomove Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 rule - a rattle means something ain't right. corollary - just because the rattle has stopped doesn't mean it has 'fixed' itself... Glad you caught it! I don't know....something is rattling on my car all the time. Once a while I can even identify the source. Sometimes it goes away and then it comes back somewhere else. Kind of got used to it and with earplugs I don't even hear it. As for the alternator bracket I have had several versions cracking until I made one myself and over-engineered it a bit. But normally they announced their demise by desperate squealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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