Alright i have snapped off two alternator studs(where the power wire bolts to). The nut gets seized on the stud and when i try to take it off the stud twists right off as well. This second alternator i put in had a stud and nut that looked brand new and in about 2 months i started having problems with my voltage dropping when i am below a certain rpm so i figured it was the power wire on the alternator again(i was having problems with this not making a solid connection before...which is why i replaced the alternator in the first place). So i tried pulling the nut off the stud and this stud broke off too! I know that the metal probably gets weak from the electricity running through it, but how does it get that weak that the stud just breaks off. Is something wrong here?

 

I never had a problem. Use anti-seize next time. You shouldn't have any problems after that.

 

yea 'll have to next time. Hmm i wonder if honda sells just that stud part or only the whole alternator.

 

alright well i replaced the stud today. Its just weird to me how the stud and nut looked all corroded when they looked brand new 1.5 months ago when i put the alternator on. After fixing the stud my voltage still drops low in lower rpms, but for some reason when i first start the car and let it sit there and idle the voltage stays up around 13 volts, but after i get moving if i go into lower rpms it drops down in the 11's. This sound like an alternator belt problem maybe?