Does anyone out there in K-Land know if there is supposed to be a ½mm thick washer between the mating surfaces of the alternator and the engine, as well as under the head of the bolt?.

For some inexplicable reason I put the washer between the mating surfaces when I replaced the alternator the other day.

Here is the proper way to install the alternator drive:

Hi Rick,
We have all done something equally inexplicable mine was doing incredibly good terminations on a big multi-core cable plug prior to pushing it through the hole in a firewall which was only just big enough for the cable alone, GRRR have to take off the plug and redo it AFTER pushing the cable through the hole. If I took a guess I doubt it will cause a problem if the washer is only 1/2 a mm thick.
Regards,
K-BIKE

Thanks! I think the reason I did it was I saw washer marks on the mating surface of the alternator. I've since removed it again...luckily as one of the cush drive rubbers was all skew-if. I silasticed the rubbers onto the base of the cush drive houseing and lubed the edges so that it would slide in easily into the three vanes. I'm now certain that it is fitted correctly.

Hi Rick,
That lubing the rubber bits is a good idea and well worth mentioning, as it helps the alternator slide into place without getting the bits out of place during the reassembly.
Regards,
K-BIKE