Alternator knocking Steering box!!!

[simon15]

Right i have a 2.8 isuzu lump running isuzu alternator

and now and again while off roading mainly i can hear the blades hitting the steering box.

i have just put a new belt on but no difference.

anyone got any ideas?

use a smaller belt would pull back towards the engine but just wondering if anyone else got these issues?

[Range Rover Blues]

Engine mounts, I had to swap them on the LSE as the fan was hitting the bottom of the shroud.  Alternatively put a spacer under the RHS engine mount and RHS gearbox mount.

[simon15]

the mount does seem to be pulling forward a bit i just put that down to the conversion.....


whats the best way to solve it? new rubbers on the mount?

[Range Rover Blues]

At £4 a peice or whatever I would, they shouldn't be deforming noticeably but perhaps the conversion is a heavy engine.  Perhaps they stretched the rubber a bit.

[simon15]

it is very noticable a good half inch forward on the mount.


gives me something else to do along with the clutch now.


the list has started. lets see how many pages it extends too  :o

[Difflock]

If its a metalastic type,I have known the rubber to seperate from the steel backing,all looks well on a visual but when the going gets tuff the engine starts pogoing around like a jumping bean

[simon15]

yeah sounds about right.

even though looking at it the engine is sitting forward 0.5 inch on the mount so the alternator is probably sitting more like 1 inch further forward than it should be.

[Range Rover Blues]

There are 4 engine mounts, 2 hold the gearbox so I'd guess that whoever dis the conversion misscalculated the position of the front 2 mounts, hence thay are distorted.