Lindy
10/6/2008
Today I brought a bunch of stuff home from work...anti-seize and a special socket for the exhaust, liquid gasket for the mag hole cover plate, bolts to test fit the alternator, and the usual torque wrench. I started with the exhaust. This was much easier than I had anticipated. I did one flange at a time, starting with the inner nut each time. The anti-seize was applied with the cap brush, and then the special thin wall universal joint socket was used to torque it down.
Then I found the hardware for the mag hole cover and installed new studs with some Tight-seal. I didn't think I would need the studs for the cover, so I sent them down to the guy that bought my mag...turns out I needed them, so I got new ones. After those were in, I smeared the liquid gasket on the cover flange (looks like grape jelly, and that's what it's known as among A&P's).
Then I put that in place, and ran the nuts down to their torque value.
Finally, I got the alternator bracket installed. I first torque'd the front set of bolts down, and bent the tabs on the locking plate. Then I clamped the alternator in place to set the spacing for the rear bracket. I decided to go with AN7 bolts rather that find bushings for the AN6's, but we didn't have the bolts with the hole for a cotter pin at work, so I'll need to order those. I just grabbed a couple at work today so I could at least get this bracket installed. I did take the flywheel off in order to bend those tabs on the locking plate.
The rear bolts were then torque'd down and safety wired to each other. This alternator install has really been a pain in the ass. Between figuring out the bracket, and finding the right hardware, it's kinda getting old at this point.
1.5 hours