Alternator Mount SNAP!

Alternator finally gave out at 450k. I go to install new one and find the bracket has broken off. Does anyone know what the front plate is that I will need to fix this? Guess I’ll be doing a timing belt change since I’m going in..

 

@shifty

 

I found it, oil pump…

 

Power steering pump?

 

The question now is.. Do I have to pull the motor to change the pump?

 

It’s the oil pump I’m pretty sure.

 

Ahhh ok, do you have a v6 motor or 8pistons, update your info on your avatar page

 

Both pans must be removed on the 2UZ to remove the oil pickup tube which is attached to the back of the pump by two studs.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDIdWzBc1Jw

 

Damn, dude. That corner broke off? Talk about poorly casted metal. Well at least you got to 450k miles before it happened.

 

4.7L

 

Can this be done with it in the truck?

 

The video shows him doing it in the truck with a 4WD 2Gen.

 

Yea I watched the video, just didn’t know if anything is different with it being a 2nd Gen clearance wise.

 

yuck, well hopefully my alternator lasts a lot longer....is this unusual to happen

 

Shit, if it were me, I'd have to spend a couple hours drilling it in two places, tapping the holes, then and bolting it back together with JB WELD inside the crack seam. The combo should be good enough to hold until the next timing belt change, where it'd be more reasonable to change it.

 

I dropped the bottom pan today, much easier than I expected. It looks like I can get to the bolts to remove the pickup tube and the bolts to remove the pump.

 

Wow. I wonder if that’s typical of what the bottom end looks like on our trucks. For 450k, it doesn’t look too bad. A wee-bit sludgy perhaps.

 

it is a lot cleaner than I expected.

 

i think it looks pretty clean for over 450k. good luck...mean that in a positive way

 

I’m getting back to it this afternoon. Hopefully get the new pump on at least with the time I have free to work on it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTIm0D2A5o8

...check out the big brain on @jlawson4623....

Been almost a month...Im hoping to hear that it worked for him.

 

I was able to pull the pump off with the 2nd pan still bolted up. However, I had to remove one of the studs for the pickup tube for it to clear. I ended up dropping the 2nd pan in fear I wouldn’t get a good gasket seal around the bottom of the new pump. It was a nightmare to clean due to it not having enough clearance to drop to the ground. I successfully got everything back together two weekends ago. A job I hope I never have to do again. Especially when it all started with the alternator going out.

 

Man, I think @Weagle may want to see this thread. Good job, @jlawson4623!