Hello good people of NLers, suggestions and advise is urgently needed on the above subject matter, I have replaced broken bolt of the alternator three times in one month, the recent one that happened was yesterday and the broken bolt cannot be removed without bringing the engine down, the mechanic don't even know the actual cause of the problem, someone suggested that the size of the belt may be the problem, pls what is ur take on this

camry2008:
Hello good people of NLers, suggestions and advise is urgently needed on the above subject matter, I have replaced broken bolt of the alternator three times in one month, the recent one that happened was yesterday and the broken bolt cannot be removed without bringing the engine down, the mechanic don't even know the actual cause of the problem, someone suggested that the size of the belt may be the problem, pls what is ur take on this

you either your mech has been using the wrong kind of bolt or the wring belt size. a smaller belt size will put more tension on the said bolt.