Author Topic: 440 Alt Brackets and Bolts  (Read 786 times)

Offline mojavered

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440 Alt Brackets and Bolts
« on: April 10, 2010 - 03:57:34 PM »
I spent a little time the other day trying to figure out how to get my alt hooked up and never did get it.  I kept hitting the alt on the fuel pump. 
Can someone tell me how long the alt bolt is that goes through the bracket and alt to the head?  I doubt it, but does it make a difference if you have indy ez heads?
Then I think I might have the wrong spacers too.  One I have goes between the alternator ears and fits perfectly flush between.  So it makes me think the alt bracket goes on the outer ear.  Then the alt does not line up right. 
Can someone please post a pic or two from the top, straight down, of a 440 w/o AC?  Thanks!
Jason




Offline Moparal

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Re: 440 Alt Brackets and Bolts
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2010 - 09:02:00 PM »
The bolt boes through the bracket, then the ear, then the spacer in between the ear, then a small spacer behind the ear into the head top thread. You need the single or dbl groove crank pulley, and over the big style water pump pulley. It will work with both single and double belt alternator. The alt bracket is like a triangle symbol, it will say top on it. And it should be used with a driver side outlet water pump housing and the top bolt on the bracket will bolt to it, the bottom bolt bracket hole will take a small spacer to. So you need 3 spacers, the correct upper and lower pulley and your alt.  This fits the 70 system. 68,69 , 70 71 bb

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Re: 440 Alt Brackets and Bolts
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2010 - 09:09:14 PM »
I have Indy EZs as well. when I placed the alternator on the engine I simply added washers with a short spacer until the belt was aligned straight with the alternator and the WP / Bottom pulles. Once that was done the adjusting bracket can be bent a little to suit. Minor bending of the outer bracket was required. Then make a one piece spacer to match and install. Bingo - she is aligned. You have to get the bottom pulley and water pump pulley aligned first though.
Barry (Salmon Arm)