broken or not???

[birdman]

got to looking at the alternator mounts on the engine i have and the lower bolt hole looks broke to me but i just want to make sure it really is. heres a pic.


is it broke???

[dohcfiend]

yep, it is supposed to be in a shape of a U.

[bve32k]

Just looked at my pics I had of when my engine was out. You can't really tell, but if you really look at it you can tell it is supposed to have a U shape.

So it isn't broken.

[napatiger]

Cant you tell if the metal has been broken?
If it bolts up and stays firm ...

[Juglenaut]

Cast metal will fracture and have a rigid look across the fractured plane.

Hardened materials and most alloys stress and have fissures and discoloration along the brake.

[birdman]

well it does look kinda broken along the edge but i just wanted to be sure. i think ill get an alt. and mount it to see how it holds up and go from there. thanks.

[RednBlack]

It's definitely broken. Unless there is another design. This is from a 95.

[birdman]

well that ends all confusion, its broke. if it wasnt so hard to get one off id go to the yard and get one. o well ill just see how things go. thanks.

[patgizz]

someone probably cranked it down too hard.