simonpelly Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Hi Folks, in the process of replacing the water pump bracket on our Defender 300 Tdi. Noticed that on the new replacement there needs to be a dowel fitted for the other dowel in the alternator to abut against. Highlighted in the image below. Is there a part number for the dowel which fits into the bracket? It may be possible to sacrifice further the old bracket to extract? Many Thanks, Simon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaklander Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 Is it the stud marked 12 in this diagram? www.lrworkshop.com/diagrams/land-rover-defender-engine/300tdi/coolant-pump_53174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpelly Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 (edited) Thanks for the link. Been trawling over that earlier too. In fact there was no stud used to mount the alternator. Just a long bolt and nut on the other side. Same as screen shot from one of Mike's fantastic videos (Britannica Restorations Ltd) The first screen shot also shows the dowel inserted. Might have to resort to extraction for original bracket. However, that could be a fair amount of effort. Edited August 17 by simonpelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpelly Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Hi Folks, With some very careful use of a Dremel, managed to extract the spacer by sacrificing further support bracket material around the hole. Not seen this as an identifiable part which can be purchased. Thoughts? Some images of its dimensions in case a new one needed to be fashioned. Simon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) I think it is supposed to be part of the bracket, all the images I can find of the oem bracket show it fitted, just not aftermarket ones. I would think it is there to prevent the alloy from wearing too quickly from movement of the alternator. Edited August 19 by Paul C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpelly Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 @Paul C Thanks. I assumed also that it was there to prevent wear on the bracket from movement of the alternator. I've managed to successfully fit the old one to the new bracket. It no longer seems possible to source genuine new brackets. I've also not seen any manufacturer/SKU that has this fitted (OEM or pattern). If you have a link to one where it's fitted it would be interesting for sure. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 https://www.4wdindustries.com.au/oem-water-pump-housing-for-land-rover-discovery-de https://www.litep4x4.cz/err3736-drzak-vodni-pumpy/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpelly Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 @Paul C Thanks for the links. Suspect the one sourced from Australia is closer to home for you. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Hopefully I don't need to replace mine, the price is a bit extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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