M1078 Alternator Questions

[roberbert101]

I have a M1078 and currently it has trashed two alternators in the form of the first one breaking the upper front mounting ear off, and the second being it broke the two hinge brackets and then the top bracket. first question is WHY! they were both mounted back like the original and were tight. the first time was because the tensioner bracket came loose and allowed the belts to flop.
i am in need of the bracket that goes behind the belt tensioner. is it available somewhere? the small bracket that holds the pulleys is fine but i need the one that goes behind it. also is there a serpentine belt conversion? i see there's a 200 amp kit but i do not need that i just need them to stop breaking. the brackets that hold the alternator are fine, no cracks or breaks or loose bolts. I also read somewhere there is supposed to be a twisted piece of steel bracket from the ALT to the exhaust manifold? is that correct? would that solve my breaking alternator cores? i just need the fix it solution so that it will run more than 100 miles before it breaks hopefully never breaking again. any help would be appreciated!!!

Thanks

 

[snowtrac nome]

the twisted metal sounds like a hmmwv alternator bracket. mine isn't here so I cant look ,and all the a-1's we had in Iraq never had an issue like that. I did have a few bracket failures on a-3's both here at home and at ntc but the brackets were something welded up at a fab shop , the cracks all started around welds making me think there might have been a heat control issue when welding them up.

 

[Suprman]

Send pic of what you need to will atpawnking dotcom I might have the bracket

 

[coachgeo]

I'd start looking for other issues. Something does not sound right. Your getting vibrations or?? something from somewhere you should not be getting. Usually, it is something stupid hiding; a pulley not aligned right adding stress orrr?