Lancia Beta Forum

Now the Berlina is in regular use it’s to be expected that a few niggles will show up on a 42 year old car.
Today I decided to address the failed alternator bracket bush using a polyurethane replacement.
It wasn’t a straight fit as chose to use a universal anti-roll bar bush.  It only took an hour to make what I hope will be a long term solution.
First I set about putting a waist in the bush with the help of the pillar drill, an angle grinder and a file.

Then I made the hole in the bracket larger. My intention is that a larger diameter bush should last longer so I removed metal from the meaty part of the bracket (blue zone) to avoid the thin end from becoming weaker.

Then slip in the bush.  Suits you sir.
Job done.

Tidy re-usable solution. Nice!

Hi Ian

As Eric says a nice solution and could be applied elsewhere for cracked and degraded rubber bushes.

Peter

Nice one, Ian. That's particulalrly timely as I hope to be fitting the alternator to my engine in the near(ish) future and something like that is a fine idea. I also notice that you are a fellow owner of a Mercury Startrite pillar drill! I recently refurbished mine and it's a properly meaty piece of kit (over 90kg by my estimation).

Yes the Mercury is made to last and takes 2 too lift it on the bench. It’s even a struggle to extend it on your own.
Mine came from a school clearout many years ago and I must say its a lovely made piece. Something very pleasurable about changing the speed by moving the belt up and down the pulleys.
Old school like the car, cough cough . . . And me  :-[

I had to break mine down to its component parts to get it on the bench. My wife and I just managed to get the column and base onto the bench and then built it up from there.
I use a scissor jack and block of wood under the table to make it easier to raise and lower the table precisely.


You and me both... ;) Mine was an ebay purchase about 10 years ago.