"Very Common" to space alternator pulley

[1coyote]

I have a custom made alternator bracket. The alt. pulley is at least 1/4" out of alignment from the other pulleys. This has caused repeated failures of parts including several belts and a sheared idler pulley bolt. I've been told by the fabricator that it is a "very common" practice to shim the pulley of the alternator out to accomodate for this on these engines (03'/04' motors). I've also been told that it's common to get alternators with the same part numbers from the manufacturer that are shimmed differently? I know you can shim a pulley a little or even get a different pulley but not that this was "very common" or that either would make up for this large of a gap. To give the fabricator the benefit of the doubt I wanted to know if anyone out there was familiar with this "very common" practice.



1Coyote

 

[DVolk]

I think your fabricator just dont want to tell you he screwed up .

I have never seen shims on a factory serpentine belt set up "v" belts yes

if in doubt call cummins or dodge and ask them

 

[Forrest Nearing]

perhaps it's common to the fabricator because his brackets are usually wonky?

 

[PToombs]

That's putting it politely!

 

[bmoeller]

IIRC, on my '97, the shaft on the alternator pulley is tapered. Spacer won't do squat.