Alternator replaced : A little tip
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Alternator replaced : A little tip
Well yesterday my alternator took a dump. Everything went dead and it sucked. I started at 11:00 am and took till 2 simply cause i never do any major work to cars and i work slowly to avoid breaking stuff.
The number one problem i had was getting the thing out of the engine bay.
After countless times of trying to remove it through different areas i finally realized that if i just removed the belt tensioner pulley that it comes right out with ease. Thats all you need to remove so dont touch anything else. I tried removing countless hoses above and below.
I don't know if this has been covered but just decided to post it as advice for anyone that is going to attempt it on their own!
It was a very simple job actually and would definately say Do It Yourself.
I used http://www.lextreme.com/alternator.html as a guide. It says once loose just pull it out the bottom. Well it is not that simple at all. That would be my only complaint on the guide.
Ben
The number one problem i had was getting the thing out of the engine bay.
After countless times of trying to remove it through different areas i finally realized that if i just removed the belt tensioner pulley that it comes right out with ease. Thats all you need to remove so dont touch anything else. I tried removing countless hoses above and below.
I don't know if this has been covered but just decided to post it as advice for anyone that is going to attempt it on their own!
It was a very simple job actually and would definately say Do It Yourself.
I used http://www.lextreme.com/alternator.html as a guide. It says once loose just pull it out the bottom. Well it is not that simple at all. That would be my only complaint on the guide.
Ben
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