rodrigogar
03-20-2023, 08:32 PM
TLDR; how to move the denso alternator hinge nut so alternator doesn’t make sounds/sits more snug on mounting arm.
Hello all.
Time came to replace my 2007 alternator after almost 16 years.
I went to densoautoparts.com, put my vin, got the alternator model and it showed densoproducts.com as a vendor (they are not denso, but carry parts).
They only had a remanufactured, 12 month warranty, and bought it. It was cheaper than getting the same denso from Toyota.
To take the old denso alternator out I had to wiggle it, and the new one with no issues to put in, no friction.
All went well, but now I hear a noise when driving/accelerating/revving.
Removed it again, compared to the old one, and noticed that the bottom nut on the old alternator protruded to the inside, allowing it to be more secured to the mounting point in the engine, on the new one this nut is flush and found out this creates the noise due to vibration, even when I tighten it well.
Question is, how can I move this nut? I tried putting a screwdriver through and hitting the screwdriver with a hammer, didn’t move and messed up the screwdriver a bit. However, I have no other tools other than my 99-piece (I think) Home Depot husky toolbox.
Attached are pictures for reference on the nut.
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0p5KMDhOcOELi;B37FE8A8-5857-4E6B-AE96-982182F7FDA5
https://cvws.icloud-content.com/S/AWqoraJ2Ywtd4zSgkFKhYUTWAcuX/IMG_5609.JPG?o=Au45mN8W-3RvyINfBl9ZaXXLUkYoEj-iTjoCloIHo23L&v=1&z=https%3A%2F%2Fp51-content.icloud.com%3A443&x=1&a=CAogk-c0audm6bvZ973qMD8fCY_s08xQmvNDgr2J-7siJLYSYxDL-e-K8DAYy5CDkPAwIgEAUgTWAcuXaiQxQNUyxZaAE7FK5O9rggmft Ll19EsPQM-sYqhHn1Ne_GerFeFyJFLvlls-4BJ2rXyzSCSHuPJnST3mIZqfOCfphH1QAJO3T1Klzw&e=1679365818&r=cc26ccfa-107e-4a85-909d-c4ca3ae71e6a-6&s=OMIEYGcuKEMqg8XPZ5G30j4wO90
Hello all.
Time came to replace my 2007 alternator after almost 16 years.
I went to densoautoparts.com, put my vin, got the alternator model and it showed densoproducts.com as a vendor (they are not denso, but carry parts).
They only had a remanufactured, 12 month warranty, and bought it. It was cheaper than getting the same denso from Toyota.
To take the old denso alternator out I had to wiggle it, and the new one with no issues to put in, no friction.
All went well, but now I hear a noise when driving/accelerating/revving.
Removed it again, compared to the old one, and noticed that the bottom nut on the old alternator protruded to the inside, allowing it to be more secured to the mounting point in the engine, on the new one this nut is flush and found out this creates the noise due to vibration, even when I tighten it well.
Question is, how can I move this nut? I tried putting a screwdriver through and hitting the screwdriver with a hammer, didn’t move and messed up the screwdriver a bit. However, I have no other tools other than my 99-piece (I think) Home Depot husky toolbox.
Attached are pictures for reference on the nut.
https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0p5KMDhOcOELi;B37FE8A8-5857-4E6B-AE96-982182F7FDA5
https://cvws.icloud-content.com/S/AWqoraJ2Ywtd4zSgkFKhYUTWAcuX/IMG_5609.JPG?o=Au45mN8W-3RvyINfBl9ZaXXLUkYoEj-iTjoCloIHo23L&v=1&z=https%3A%2F%2Fp51-content.icloud.com%3A443&x=1&a=CAogk-c0audm6bvZ973qMD8fCY_s08xQmvNDgr2J-7siJLYSYxDL-e-K8DAYy5CDkPAwIgEAUgTWAcuXaiQxQNUyxZaAE7FK5O9rggmft Ll19EsPQM-sYqhHn1Ne_GerFeFyJFLvlls-4BJ2rXyzSCSHuPJnST3mIZqfOCfphH1QAJO3T1Klzw&e=1679365818&r=cc26ccfa-107e-4a85-909d-c4ca3ae71e6a-6&s=OMIEYGcuKEMqg8XPZ5G30j4wO90