How to Change an Alternator : Removing the Alternator Bolt

25 Responses to “How to Change an Alternator : Removing the Alternator Bolt”

1. michael7590 says on: 11 March 2010 at 7:51 am

   is it the same for me to change the alternator in my civic ex 2000?? i want to do it myself cuz i dun want to waste the excess cost!! @@… btw, good job dude!!
2. verbatumverbotten says on: 11 March 2010 at 7:58 am

   You are the man. Thank you.
3. mikepanelo says on: 11 March 2010 at 8:06 am

   Thanks so much. My mechanic wanted 400 to do this. Bought a new alternator with lifetime warranty for 184. Not only that but I feel much the useful guy.
4. x3huesos says on: 11 March 2010 at 8:25 am

   o my your are correct that was my bad, meant stroke.
5. BigDumbJerk says on: 11 March 2010 at 8:38 am

   he said stroke, not strike.
6. x3huesos says on: 11 March 2010 at 9:00 am

   “as you can see im using my finger to add a more effective strike.”

   “its gonna be tight, loose and then it might get a little tight at the end”

   god i feel childish laughing so hard at that
7. youdragon says on: 11 March 2010 at 9:04 am

   i think one of the sets of lights im looking at comes with a wireing harness
8. silver760 says on: 11 March 2010 at 9:30 am

   It would be fine to run those lights,obviously you wont be using them all the time,so the battery will be able to keep up between use.Make sure you have a good battery/alternator.When wiring the lights ALWAYS use a relay to switch the power to the lights and the dash switch to switch the relay,also install a fuse on the power feed to the relay/lights.You can get relays or wiring kits for extra lights from most car parts dealers.
9. silver760 says on: 11 March 2010 at 9:34 am

   You forgot to mention that if you have a manual or access to the internet,that it can save alot of trouble if you consult the manual or the internet first,for any job,just to familiarise yourself with the engine/vehicle first.
10. youdragon says on: 11 March 2010 at 10:25 am

    i have a stock 1997 serria would my alt be able to handle 4 100 watt off road lights?
11. SY1WEK says on: 11 March 2010 at 11:05 am

    thats whats happening to me right now in my 96 Bonneville 290,000km, alternator heats up and voltage level starts going down
12. analog56x says on: 11 March 2010 at 11:53 am

    hahaha

    ‘effective stroke’
13. juliohammett83 says on: 11 March 2010 at 12:16 pm

    I know the feeling, im from a small border town. and they fucking improvise to fix anything. I once took to get my ac fixed but went across the border and the guy was not wearing shoes, place was a small shack and the was hitting the compressor with a huge rock!!!!!!!!! What the fuck!!!! he said, i got it oh yeah. amazing i know
14. m1sterh0tsauc3 says on: 11 March 2010 at 12:19 pm

    you have to release the tension on the belts. Search: alternator belt…
15. wrcwrx37 says on: 11 March 2010 at 12:36 pm

    Yes you will need to loosen the belt to get the alternator out. But you would have figured that out on your own. Impossible to get it out without loosening the belt.
16. johngreasy says on: 11 March 2010 at 12:58 pm

    I will be replacing the alternator on my 92 cadillac seville either tomorrow or Wednesday. My question is the serpentine belt that sits on top of my alternator. Will I need to loosen the belt in order to get the alternator off? Or can i just remove the bolts and the belt slides off?
17. type2mike says on: 11 March 2010 at 1:43 pm

    My original alternator is almost totally done ’02 Ford Ranger 3.0L V-6 after 140,000km (87,500 miles). Battery charge level on the dash just keeps getting lower. Is that about the standard life of an alternator? I’m going to change it myself and save about eighty dollars of mechanic labour. Wish me luck, lol.
18. sports89man7 says on: 11 March 2010 at 1:58 pm

    yea i cant get to mine i drive a 2002 lancer and i cant get it out… its fuckin hard as hell to just get to it… its right underneath my intake manifold… its just pissin me off
19. Slick189 says on: 11 March 2010 at 2:13 pm

    Replacing an alternater is really freakin simple,Some are just hard as hell to get to and brackets are differnt you really just use your common since.
20. jgdx2003 says on: 11 March 2010 at 2:53 pm

    “It’s gonna be tight, Loose, and then a little tight at the end”
21. InfesticideTeam says on: 11 March 2010 at 3:52 pm

    i knew how to change it, bought one cause my car needed one, but i sent it to some old mexican mechanic down the street, asshole crossed the wires now i cant get past 3000rpms…im mexican too but dam…thats what i get for being lazy and not doing it myself..
22. povlavi says on: 11 March 2010 at 4:13 pm

    I removed the alternator bolt but could not remove it out. My car is 2003 Camry Lee with 4 Cyl. Please help me.
23. mobius1291 says on: 11 March 2010 at 4:56 pm

    I used to say that to my auto teacher all the time to annoy him!
24. NJRocks281 says on: 11 March 2010 at 5:10 pm

    we know how to use a fk’n ratchet…jesus
25. 99minerkc says on: 11 March 2010 at 5:52 pm

    Ouch! Well good luck with it! : )

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