posative bolt on alternator broke.. help

[loudlittlefvkus 10+ year member]

i was upgrading the big 3, and the head of the posative bolt on the alternator broke off of the threaded part.. so now i have no clue what to do or how to fix it.. anyone have ideas?

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

pics ?

 

[loudlittlefvkus 10+ year member]

ill try and get them in a little bit, taking the alt. off so i can see it better

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I had this same thing happen. It broke the plastic and then the metal bolt fell out?

 

[loudlittlefvkus 10+ year member]

i cant get the serpentine belt loose to get the alternator off now

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

you need to loosen the belt from the tensioner

 

[loudlittlefvkus 10+ year member]

i needed to get like a pipe or something to make the wrench longer. anyways, i finally got it, got the alternator off, turns out there was a plastic piece sticking out with a piece of metal going through it, maybe like 2 or 3 inches long. then on the end of that was a bolt with the wire going to the battery. well it wasnt really a bolt, it was welded to the piece of metal in the plastic. so i took that off, it was all just bolted onto a screw. (are all alternators designed like this?) and i rigged it up and cut the plastic so i could just fit the ring terminals on that bolt. heres where it gets interesting, after wrestling with the alt. for a good 45 minutes getting it back on, when i went to release the tension to get the belt back on, the pulley snapped. it hasnt been my lucky week at all. so ill fix that tomorrow before work hopefully then ill be good