Source for the "big" alternator bolt ??

[SixtyEight-F100]

So I had one of those son-of-a-B moments...I broke the head off the smaller adjuster bolt holding the alternator and then for the double-whammy followed it up by removing the alternator to use the extractor on the small bolt. I decided to try and wack the large one out of place since it was stuck in pretty nice, slipped, and wacked the alt instead and cracked it. I picked up a reman motorcraft replacement and would prefer to find a new long alternator bolt. Does anyone know a source (online or not) for the big bolts. Mine was 5 3/4" long with a 5/8" head, 7/16" smooth shaft with 3/8" thread width. This is for a 1968 F100 Ranger with the 390. Thanks.

[rjewkes]

you could check with lmc, dennis carpenter or even NPD. all have an online cat, and i think their links can be found in the links section.

Otherwise taking the original up to an ace or true value may be the only other source.

[fordman]

just pay for the postage pm sent.

[SixtyEight-F100]

Thanks for the help. I actually found one this evening at Baxter Auto Parts. They had them on the shelf packaged as Ford Alternator Bolts. I was shocked that it was common enough to be a shelf stocked item. Glad to have her running again.

Thanks guys.


BTW...since I an new to this site...a little about my trucks. Last fall I bought a 68 F100 w/ 360 and 89000 orig miles. It had only been driven 1500 miles in the past 9 years. Unfortunately it had head issues so I parked it and was going to start working on it 2 weeks ago. As I headed out for the parts store I saw another 68 F100 for sale w/ 390, AC, and bucket seats. Instead of coming home with a head gasket and a bolt set, I just brought home another truck. So now that the new one is running again I need to get to work on that head. I look forward to asking many more questions.

-Adam

[fordman]

it must be more contagious than we thought. you got infected prety fast with bump fever.