I have a '99 Discovery II and the tensioner assembly broke off of the alternator bracket - or so I thought. The broken part was actually the section of the alternator bracket that holds the tensioner assembly. I have removed my alternator and loosened all of the bolts that hold the bracket in place but it still isn't budging a bit. What am I missing? I am praying to God that it is not a part of the block. Help!

 

Can you post a picture?

 

Here is a picture of the bracket and one of the back side of the tensioner with the broken piece of the bracket still attached. Hope they are helpful.

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yea there are four long bolts holing that bracket in place (13mm) and three small bolts (10mm) one for the intake bracket, one for the coolant pipe and one for the oil cooler line.
i do have an extra one, if you are interested.

 

I see two long bolts that hold the alternator and then three more long ones below those two - I already have them loosened. I see a small one (10mm) below the long bolt that holds the alternator on the driver's side and another small one on the side of the bracket (passenger side) - I also have them loosened. But the bracket is still tight as can be. Why?

You have an extra what - bracket?

 

I'm pretty sure you arestill missing a bolt on that bracket (kind of in the middle and hard to see). It's been a while since I had it off, but I do remembergetting VERY frustrated not being able to get the bracket off andlooking for that last bolt.

 

I also dropped 2 bolts and a socket in that corner of the engine bay, never to be found again. That was very wierd because it doesn't look like there are many placesfor it to get lost.

 

yes extra bracket, let me find it sunday morning at the shop and i will get back to you.

 

I found that last bolt and have the bracket off. Thank you so much.

If you have that bracket let me know how much you want for it.

 

p/m sent