LQ9 was missing alternator threaded hole?
04-30-2008, 07:23 PM
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LQ9 was missing alternator threaded hole? Anyone else find out while assembling their IRON 6.0 that its missing the drivers side alternator bracket hole ? I was so pissed today LOL!! I even went to my local dealer where i bought it ,Thinking i got a bad apple? but felt like an REAL!!*** hole when he pulled out a picture of the front of the 6.0 engine showing they never put a threaded hole there in the LQ9 block. Now I gotta see how bad I really am with a drill LOL!!I allways thought EVERYTHING was the same between the two blocks exept the bore and being made of iron I guess i was wrong!Anybody else ever find out when going to put the alternator on ???
04-30-2008, 07:34 PM
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Yeah, they didn't com with the hole. Bolt the bracket up to use as a guide. I bought a $5.00 bit from ACE hardware, nothing special. Make sure its where you want it and go. The cast iron drills pretty easy with a fresh bit. Take your time, you don't need a ton of drill speed.
04-30-2008, 07:47 PM
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My buddy was jacked like you. We were in a bind and got it tapped that night. Small stuff like this would really be nice to know ahead of time. Alot easier to drill and tap outside the car.
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Everthing is good Thanks !To all of you LOL!!I tightened up the bracket with the alternator useing the 2 bolt holes and put the third bolts threw the bracket and alternator and taped it enough to leave a mark on the block which actually looks like a little TINY circle which is the way the end of the long bolt is and i used a punch to mark the center of that and used a 1/8 " bit and made a tiny dimple and then used the 11/32 drill bit and used the bracket as a guide !The reason I used the 1/8" bit was beacause the 11/32" bit will still move around in the bracket alittle beacause its still thinner then the bracket holes.It worked great guys and then I took my time with the tap and everthing is **** !!LOL!! 
05-09-2008, 07:18 PM
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I'm putting my A/C back in and moving my Alt. bracket back down to the factory location. I don't have any of the bolts to go into the ac condensor or the alt. bracket. Anyone know what size they are? I would just go to GM and pick them up but the last two times I went to get some bolts from GM they were $4-6 for each bolt and I was able to pick them up at ACE hardware from around a dollar. Also, what size tap to I need? Thanks- Mike.
