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Went to adjust the belt, it was squealing... so I grabbed a 13 and a 19, loosened the adjusting bolt, and went to turn to tighten it a bit -- then I saw the bracket, with the toothed rack / geared adjusting bolt, was ... busted in two!
This has broken down by the block. OUCH!

Advice welcome- should I ...
Take it out and weld it back together? (I don't have a welder on hand)
Find and Replace it with an unbroken one?
Hammer a carefully crafted wooden block in between the alternator and mounting boss, to wedge it 'tight?'
Give up and go buy a Prius?

Let me know if this is the one.

Yes, indeed, that is the culprit ... but I have an update as of an hour ago- I did some searching on the net, and found a local welder who was able (this morning!) to 'make it whole again.'

If I need a spare, what is the asking price?

And NO, I was NOT seriously considering a Prius...
Funny story- we flew to San Francisco to visit the in-laws, and rented a car at the counter just outside the terminal.
The fellow (non-native, barely English speaking) offered us a "Primus." Confused, I asked him who made the Primus, was it a Dodge? He said YES, it is a Dodge Primus.

Turns out is was a Prius, and I had a hell of a time getting it to move out of the parking space. I did everything the 'quick-start' card in the console said, and the damn thing would not move ... would not start ... would not make a sound... that is until my feeble brain kicked in and I pushed the 'go pedal,' at which time it WENT. Silly me.

Make a small donation to MyE28,com and the bracket is yours. PM me with your mailing address and it will be in the mail sometimes in the next couple of days.

Done, my friend!

Did you ever find a bracket? I have a couple.
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