QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Apr 30 2022, 10:16 AM)
QUOTE(mgphoto @ Apr 30 2022, 08:39 AM)
Cracked alternator bracket, makes a sound like a bearing going bad.
That’s something I had happen before; good call !
I’ll pay closer attention to the noise. I just drove to Enderle in Tustin and did not hear it. Road noise may have obscured it.
I first heard it driving on the smoothe part of PCH along Bolsa Chica.
Will follow up.I assume the bracket can’t be seen without some disassembly ?
Get a small compact mirror, pull out the adjustment covers, get some light in there.
The bracket can be replaced with the engine in the car, just another step in replacing the alternator. Not one of the more fun jobs.