So after hearing horror stories of people ruining there alternators, in the mud and water I decided to come up with something to help protect it from being splashed... So this is what I made:



I started with some heat shield I picked up at the junkyard



Then me and a friend cut it down and started trimming it up










I mounted it using two holes pre-drilled holes in the sub-frame



And this is what I ended up with

Before:



After



And it's kept my alternator clean since!!!

 

nice job man. Thought about doing this a while back but never got around to it. I like that it's small.

 

Very nice. I'll be doing this to mine this winter for sure.

 

Thx man, defiantly worth it, just need to find a way to stop my fan from spraying water everywhere, I sucked some in last time and painted the front bit of my engine bay, my alternator was clean all day till I did that, still runs quiet but it's no longer shiny

 

Thx man

 

Another member brought up an interesting point in another thread that i hadn't considered...

Can be easily solved though - the shield only needs a connection to hold it up, therefore i would recommend enlarging the hole (in the guard) for the engine side mount so the bolt can freely move horizontally with the engine, and use a large fender washer so the guard still supported by the bolt vertically. I do it all the time with building structure expansion joints where i need a bearing connection.

 

Thats a great idea dude. Keep that metal fatigue to a minimum.

 

Actually had already removed the bolt off the engines threaded bolt because it unscrewed the bolt (I feel dumb, I forgot) so my painted version is only on using the two frame bolts, but I should drill out the engine whole bigger cause mine still catching on the threads

 

Looks good, but I suggest removing the bolts from the frame rail and finding a different way to mount it. The motor torques around and will eventually fatigue the plate or bolts.


Never mind. Was already covered

 

Haha yeah, kinda new to all this so it never occurred to me at first, I'm gonna go back and edit my write up here soon

 

I'd say it works

 

This is a great idea! My alternator had to sit out and dry for a few days the last time I went mudding because it got soaked

 

Thx man, so far it's kept my alternator clean, and I've been through plenty of water traps and mud

 

Great idea man. Everyones been there before (wet alternator). It sucks.

 

on my list good job