[yellow6spGT]

I bought a car, and it has been throwing belts like crazy. The tensioner seems fine, so before I replace that, i am looking for other issues. I am noticing that the alternator has this gap on the mount. Is this normal?

Can someone see what theirs looks like? The gap is created by the bushing that the alternator bolt is going through, so there is no way to avoid it, but I just want to verify that it is correct.

 

[12 cylinders]

That "gap" looks pretty small, it may have an effect on the belt alignment but that doesn't look very alarming to me. Is the alternator the correct one for the car?

 

[yellow6spGT]

I don't know much. I bought the car sight unseen and it came with a shredded belt and I'm trying to figure out what is causing it

 

[Jason@ Enzo`s Atlanta]

That looks fine.. Most likely one of your grooved pulleys is out of alignment...Has it shredded a second belt? Jason

 

[yellow6spGT]

It has, this belt didn't last very long at all. Maybe 5 miles

 

[themast]

I went back and looked at the photos I took before removing mine. I don't have a clear shot of the passenger side (right side), but sharing nonetheless in case it helps.

Also, look at the TSB attached below, and applicable to M138. It says that poor alternator alignment can cause noise but not belt shredding. So I think your issue is somewhere else.