WillMax95

Anyone have any write ups or links or anything, need info ASAP!!

rome06

iTrader: (1)

get under your car and unbolt it ??? its common sense...im not trying to be a diick but i mean thats how u do it...take the belt off too

THT

iTrader: (8)

0) Disconnect the negative terminal of the battery
1) Remove passenger side wheel
2) Remove underbody covers (plastic shields)
3) Remove drive belt
4) Detach radiator from reservoir
5) Detach large hose going into the top of the radiator (coolant will come out)
6) Unclip the electrical connectors attached to the fans (there are two total, one for each fan)
7) Remove the bolts holding the fan shroud to the radiator
8) Unclip the hose (coolant?) at the bottom of the radiator; it's "clipped" to the rad, tug on it and it will come off
9) Take the fan shroud out of the engine bay
10) Remove the four bolts securing the AC compressor
11) Support the AC compressor using a jackstand but push it off to the side
12) Remove the power line going into the alternator
13) Unbolt the alternator (two or three bolts in various places)
14) Slide the alternator out of the bay from below (harder than it sounds)
14a) Take care to NOT damage your radiator while taking the alternator out
15) Install new alternator and reverse steps 1-14a.

I have done two alternator replacements in my car. The first time took me three hours. The second time took me about two hours, give or take ten minutes. Easy job.

Loe max

iTrader: (6)

Do you prefer to go from the top or bottom?

THT

iTrader: (8)

To actually remove the alternator, I slide it out the bottom but it takes some creative angling, esp. with the radiator right there. You don't want to damage the fins.

ThisMaxIsTight

iTrader: (23)

YAY I GOT A FREE ALTERNATOR FROM NISSAN TODAY!!....my 98se was under recall and it was never fixed! ... got a fresh nissan alternator at no charge except they made me pay for the installation of new belts ... so it was 150$...car is running smooth

THT

iTrader: (8)

and this had what to do with the thread??

ThisMaxIsTight

iTrader: (23)

and THIS has what to do with the thread ?

WillMax95

thanks guys

2 Da Max

iTrader: (2)

dam i didnt realise changing the altenator on our cars required that much work!!

dwest85

I wish I would have known how to do that. Over the winter I had mine replaced and a few (400) hundred dollars later I had it installed. But there are somethings a guy can't to in a parking lot at college, to bad that was one of them.

THT

iTrader: (8)

It's funny you mentino that because the first time I did this job was while in college, in the parking lot of my apt. building.