Maintenance Discuss common Lexus maintenance questions here.

Alternator Relocation/Repair and Freeze Plug

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 01-23-14, 05:25 PM
  #1  
usafs14
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
 
usafs14's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: VA
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Alternator Relocation/Repair and Freeze Plug

Ran into some problems today would like some advice. Searched this and keep coming up with solutions for older supra motors (7m)

1. Bottom cast bracket tab for alternator is broken in half. Didn't notice this until I got it back from the machine shop and looked at pictures i took from when I first bought the block and sure enough it looks broken. Is there a bracket to relocate the alternator to the other side or is there way to fix this? Also I do not have the other half.

2. So guess I got a little hammer happy and bam, bam, BAM!!! knocked one of the freeze plugs in to deep. Tried to remove it but it just fell back in the hole. Any tips on how to get this out?




Last edited by usafs14; 01-23-14 at 05:29 PM.
Old 01-23-14, 08:17 PM
  #2  
mitsuguy
Maintenance Moderator

iTrader: (2)
 
mitsuguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: AZ
Posts: 6,388
Likes: 0
Received 25 Likes on 22 Posts
Default

Freeze plug, take a dremel or similar and cut it down the middle, but not completely in tow, one mostly cut, should be able to grab with needle nose pliers...

The mount bracket - I don't k ow of relocation kits as the a/c compressor is on the opposite side... The way to fix that would be to weld the tab, or a piece of metal to go in place of the tab, then drill and tap that...
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
TurbodVq35
GS - 2nd Gen (1998-2005)
5
07-07-24 11:33 AM
lionscourt
Performance & Maintenance
2
10-03-16 09:28 AM
funknstein
Performance & Maintenance
1
05-19-16 05:59 AM
melissac
LS - 1st and 2nd Gen (1990-2000)
2
01-03-10 09:14 PM



Quick Reply: Alternator Relocation/Repair and Freeze Plug



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 11:42 PM.