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    alternator

    car has a slow start few days ago and today it won't even start which I think it need new alternator.
    Has brand new battery.
    But I have no idea how to take it off.

    Any idea how to take it off? Any DIY?
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    You have power steering? We just pulled the top bolt of the power steering out, and lifted it up to get to the alternator. It's a tight fit, but just take your time. Once you get in there, you'll see what you have to unscrew.

    The sign of an alternator being bad, is your battery draining. If it's turning over like it should, but just not starting, then your alternator should be good. When an alternator's bad, it just uses your battery for power, which will slowly kill it.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Gotz Cb7 View Post
      You have power steering? We just pulled the top bolt of the power steering out, and lifted it up to get to the alternator. It's a tight fit, but just take your time. Once you get in there, you'll see what you have to unscrew.

      The sign of an alternator being bad, is your battery draining. If it's turning over like it should, but just not starting, then your alternator should be good. When an alternator's bad, it just uses your battery for power, which will slowly kill it.
      Yes I have power steering.
      Battery is dead now, jump start but no good.

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        #4
        How many bolt? Is there a step by step?

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          #5
          Originally posted by CO-jack View Post
          How many bolt? Is there a step by step?
          yeah this would be great for me too


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            #6
            There is like 4 bolts or 6. You have the tensioners bolts and the power steering and than the alternators.
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              #7
              You should not need a DIY to take the alternator out. It is very easy. Just un-do the power steering bolts then pull the power steering up out of the way, take off the ground wire and alternator connector, loosen the small bolts on the alternator tensioner and then loosen the main alternator bolts.

              I would say the hardest part about doing this job is getting the bottom main bolt back into the alternator because you have a limited amount of space. You have to kinda "feel" the bolt in.


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                #8
                Loosen the adjuster bolt which is attatched/scewed on the tensioner bolt on the power steering pump, 10mm on the front of the pump. The loosen the nut on the tensioner bolt and the pivot bolt. I think both of them are 12mm hex head. Take out the tension on the belt until you can remove it from the pump and crank pulley. Then remove the pump out of the way without removing any hydraulic lines.

                The alternator is basically the same principle as of the pump. Disconnect the (-) pole onm the battery, then disconnect the 2 power cables on the alternator. Loosen the adjuster bolt which is attatche on the adjuster stay and tensioner bolt. Loosen the Pivot bolt (14mm) and the nut on the tensioner bolt (12mm). Loosen the adjuster bolt again until you can slide off the belt out of the alternator, AC compressor and crankshaft pulley. There is a "pinch sleeve washer" on the bracket where the pivot bolt passes thru. You can pry it out towards the bracket to take out and put in the alternator easily on the bracket. To take out the alternator, just take out the pivot and tensioner bolt off. Remember the orientation of the bolts for ease of re-installation.


                Re-installation is basically revesre procedure on both, PS pump and alternator.
                Mount with the pivot bolt on top then put it the tensioner bolt and nut on the bottom properly attatched and assembled to the adjuster bolt on the front. Do not tighten the pivot bolt and nut on the tensioner bolt. Put in the belt on the pulleys. Tighten the adjuster bolt to apply tension on the belt which is about 8-10mm of deflection on a new belt. I suggest you use a ne set of belts since you are working on it already. When you have the proper tension on the belt, tighten the tensioner nut on the bottom then tighten the pivot bolt. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN they can easily get stripped specially the nut.

                I hope this help. It does not seem to be as hard as explained. When you are at it. It is straight forward. Just pay attention on the orientation of the tensioner/adjuster bolt and how the two belts wrapped on the pulleys before removing them for ease of re-installinng them. If it makes you feel better of taking a photo before removal then do that, so you have something to look back if you get in a bind.

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                  #9
                  Thats the way to do it. Very detailed even without any pictures. This is a very good DIY.
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                    #10
                    Thanks man. Anything to help our fellow members is just a token of appreciation of the site of how it helped me in so many things.

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                      #11
                      my instruction book says stop reading how to do it and go get your hands dirty and learn that way.

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                        Originally posted by 9tAkord View Post
                        Loosen the adjuster bolt which is attatched/scewed on the tensioner bolt on the power steering pump, 10mm on the front of the pump. The loosen the nut on the tensioner bolt and the pivot bolt. I think both of them are 12mm hex head. Take out the tension on the belt until you can remove it from the pump and crank pulley. Then remove the pump out of the way without removing any hydraulic lines.

                        The alternator is basically the same principle as of the pump. Disconnect the (-) pole onm the battery, then disconnect the 2 power cables on the alternator. Loosen the adjuster bolt which is attatche on the adjuster stay and tensioner bolt. Loosen the Pivot bolt (14mm) and the nut on the tensioner bolt (12mm). Loosen the adjuster bolt again until you can slide off the belt out of the alternator, AC compressor and crankshaft pulley. There is a "pinch sleeve washer" on the bracket where the pivot bolt passes thru. You can pry it out towards the bracket to take out and put in the alternator easily on the bracket. To take out the alternator, just take out the pivot and tensioner bolt off. Remember the orientation of the bolts for ease of re-installation.


                        Re-installation is basically revesre procedure on both, PS pump and alternator.
                        Mount with the pivot bolt on top then put it the tensioner bolt and nut on the bottom properly attatched and assembled to the adjuster bolt on the front. Do not tighten the pivot bolt and nut on the tensioner bolt. Put in the belt on the pulleys. Tighten the adjuster bolt to apply tension on the belt which is about 8-10mm of deflection on a new belt. I suggest you use a ne set of belts since you are working on it already. When you have the proper tension on the belt, tighten the tensioner nut on the bottom then tighten the pivot bolt. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN they can easily get stripped specially the nut.

                        I hope this help. It does not seem to be as hard as explained. When you are at it. It is straight forward. Just pay attention on the orientation of the tensioner/adjuster bolt and how the two belts wrapped on the pulleys before removing them for ease of re-installinng them. If it makes you feel better of taking a photo before removal then do that, so you have something to look back if you get in a bind.


                        thank you guys.
                        I will go head and give it a try.

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                          #13
                          alternator belt

                          but can someonr tell me how to change the alternator belt i really need help ...thankzz

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                            fuel pump

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