Where does the alternator go on a truck?
Where does the alternator go on a truck?
The body of the alternator is ground. The alternator is mounted on the engine and the engine should have a ground strap to the frame. From the frame there is a ground strip to the battery. That’s a long way for a ground circuit. Works fine when the truck is new but after 30+ years you’ll have all kinds of corrosion on metal parts.
What kind of bolt does an alternator need?
There should be another big long bolt that holds the alternator onto its mount. If you remove the alternator you will find there is a sliding threaded bush in it. The threaded bush is probably seized, it needs to be free to move as this bolt provides the most of the clamping force to hold the alternator when the big long bolt is done up tight.
Where is the ground wire from the alternator?
The alternator is mounted on the engine and the engine should have a ground strap to the frame. From the frame there is a ground strip to the battery. That’s a long way for a ground circuit.
Why does my alternator tensioner bolt keep coming out?
Anyone having problems with the alternator tensioning bolt falling out? there is one bolt that does the tensioning through a small block which is bolted to the alternator. its the latter bolt that keeps coming loose- last time i loctited it in, and its STILL come out! Anyone else come across this and fixed it permantly?
The body of the alternator is ground. The alternator is mounted on the engine and the engine should have a ground strap to the frame. From the frame there is a ground strip to the battery. That’s a long way for a ground circuit. Works fine when the truck is new but after 30+ years you’ll have all kinds of corrosion on metal parts.
There should be another big long bolt that holds the alternator onto its mount. If you remove the alternator you will find there is a sliding threaded bush in it. The threaded bush is probably seized, it needs to be free to move as this bolt provides the most of the clamping force to hold the alternator when the big long bolt is done up tight.
The alternator is mounted on the engine and the engine should have a ground strap to the frame. From the frame there is a ground strip to the battery. That’s a long way for a ground circuit.
Anyone having problems with the alternator tensioning bolt falling out? there is one bolt that does the tensioning through a small block which is bolted to the alternator. its the latter bolt that keeps coming loose- last time i loctited it in, and its STILL come out! Anyone else come across this and fixed it permantly?
