Couldn't find anyone else with this same problem on internet which is unusual - perhaps I am uniquely stupid this time.
I had the 'alternator workshop' so took old alternator out and took it to ECP and TPS, but the 'matching' units that they sell have slightly different width brackets - ie the 'arms' on the alternator - including the threaded insert are about 6mm too wide. So if I were to insert the bolts from the front, through the fixed bracket into the rear threaded insert in the alternator 'arm' the alternator would have a lot of slop and slide around forward and back around 6mm.
I didn't pick up the replacements alternators but there is one possibility that has occurred to me. If I were to do as above and tighten the bolts would the threaded inserts in the arms of the alternator pull through and so tighten up?
Hope that makes some sense!
Replacement alternator loose on bracket
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