Brace Attachment

1995 350 Magnum EFI Tournament Ski, ser. #0F562552

Installing new alternator when I found this little gem left by a previous owner. #1: Alternator belt tension brace jammed behind sea water pump brace bolted to block. #2: Unbolting reveals 2 bolt holes, one of which is rusted. #3: Bolting alternator brace to bottom hole hangs up sea water brace on the bolt head, and alternator brace doesn't want to line up up with lower bolt hole to attach both. #4: Tapped upper hole to restore threads and bolted both braces there.

This works, but does anybody know how the braces are really supposed to bolt up? I looked at the factory service manual and there is no illustration.

Many thanks for your help, PW

sadly details like what you are after could usually be found in the B&W pictures in the service manual but the new manuals are all line drawings.

what you did looks consistent with the marring of the paint...if the pulleys are all true I wouldn't put anymore effort into it...

makomark said:

sadly details like what you are after could usually be found in the B&W pictures in the service manual but the new manuals are all line drawings.

what you did looks consistent with the marring of the paint...if the pulleys are all true I wouldn't put anymore effort into it...

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Thanks, mako!

What you did, same as mine. Raw water pump bracket brace from under and alternator bracket on same bolt.

Gene

Thanks, Gene!