Re: [alfa] Elongated alternator mount hole repair?

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It was a long time ago when I was faced with the same problem on a '65 
Sprint GT W/ generator. My recollection is that I had a machine shop bore 
out the hole and press fit a steel bushing, but I can not swear to that 
being the exact fix.

Gwynne Spencer    Punta Gorda, FL

At 01:10 AM 2/9/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>I started to disassemble a '73 2L engine for rebuild.  The engine came 
>from a parts car so I don't know its history.  When I removed the 
>alternator from the front cover its mounting hole was badly elongated, and 
>so was the mounting hole on the engine's front cover.  The alternator must 
>have been moving side to side on the front of this engine for a long time, 
>probably because the mounting bolt was loose and the alternator was 
>primarily secured at the top.
>
>Anyone out there have experience with this problem?  Suggestions for 
>repairing the elongated front cover alternator mount hole?  Drill it out 
>and install a sleeve?  TIG weld it up and rebore the hole??  Find another 
>front cover?  (Same questions for the alternator)..
>
>Thanks in advance.  //KCT, Powell, TN --
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