broken Alt. Bracket?

[andy_wh2000]

I have a friend who is looking to buy a 98 SC2. the guy is willing to sell the thing cheap. it runs good and all as it is. the problem is the current own had run over a parking block and broke the alternator bracket. how would one go about fixing this since the bracket is part of the block? my friend just wants to know it it would be worth the trouble if he can get the car cheap.

[AnthonyCiravolo]

wow...i had the same problem about a year ago...i went to start mine up at like 2am to go home, and it made a sound like the belt just came off, well i wasnt trying to do that at night, so in the mornin i started shovin my hand down there to put the belt back on and found the alt. danglin in my hand....well what we ended up doing was me and the guys at my shop fabricated a new bracket which was then welded to the block...worked fine for me and was freee...but basically if you take it to any shop theyll prolly try to do that for him.....

and also, how cheap is "real cheap"?

[andy_wh2000]

$200-300 range I believe

[koolkash_45]

mine broke off as well. Your saturn dealer can actually order a bracket the will bolt in the same place as the old one. Im not sure it is supposed to be there or just by chance but right behind that alternoter bracket that broke of is a bolt hole which they will use to bolt in the new bracket. I think they charged me around 250. One thing thought be sure to keep the alternator supported because if the wires get yanked around or grounded on somethin you can fry the pcm. I happened to me and thats another 550 dollar bill which im sure you dont want.

[SupraCharged007]

i worked for the dealer for 3 years and we had a couple cars that drove through with broken brackets, and I can honestly say I've never heard of a replacement. Guess you learn somehing new everyday.

[koolkash_45]

ya theres two little fins behind where the alternator origanally sits, the replacement bracket slides in there between those fins theres one bolt hole that lines up with the replacemetnt and they drill another small one for the other side of the new bracket.

[S.Bretz]

How the fuck do you braek the alternator support by drviningovera stop block. I wo0uld imagine there would be alot more damage to worry about if something had enought force to make it that far up into the engine compartment. SOunds houkie to me...I think someone fucked something up and blamedit on a parking stop block.

[slowion2]

no shit, that doesn't sound right at all

lol @ SC type-r

[koolkash_45]

lol @ SC type-r

dont hate on the saturn with its madd tyte v-tak [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/lol.gif[/img]

[slowion2]

lol tbi vtak, I really hope thats a joke

ok sorry, anyway

is there a part number for this "replacement bracket"

I have never seen someone do this nor replaced one, and we break a lot of abstract stuff.

[SupraCharged007]

a bump wouldn't break it btw, a loose bolt ...... would

[koolkash_45]

TBI? i thought the DOHC was EFI? Anyways ya that was a joke.

anyways if you want ill call my dealership and try to get the part number of the bracket they used!

[slowion2]

you have 1992 sc1 in your garage (under your location). dohc is efi.

yeah if you could, might be useful to someone who manages to break theirs.

[koolkash_45]

a bump wouldn't break it btw, a loose bolt ...... would

ya my tech said its most likely a combonation of stress from a loose bolt and the heat from the engine bay

[koolkash_45]

you have 1992 sc1 in your garage (under your location). dohc is efi.

yeah if you could, might be useful to someone who manages to break theirs.

they didnt have the option for sc lol it was sc1 or sc2.

Ok when i get a break at work ill get the part number. must be rare my tech said my car was only the second or third one hes EVER seen break since he's worked there