Red99TransAm

Hey all, Ive just got a quick question. I just bought a new alternator for my car and wanna replace the original, but since they are on the bottom of the motor, other than a lift, which is really the best way to change it? Should I take the power steering pump off?

Black_Bird

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I took my pump off to replace it and it was an easy job afterwards. I was replacing the pump at the same time though so it was kind of mandatory, haha. Shouldnt take long. I was just on jack/jackstands, no need for a lift.

blkbird

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Ive done it without taking off the pump and on jackstands.... Not too much of a pain, just be patient.

lastcall190

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If you have ramps, just roll it up onto them, should be adequate room. When I changed my cam this weekend while I was down there I was eyeing it up should the need ever arise to change the alternator, and it seems like a very straightforward operation, just somewhat tedious. Good luck.

-J

staringback05

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you dont have to take anything off....


i had mine on a drive on ramp, to the pulley bracket off, then took the alt out over/under the sway bar...cant remember right off hand

Gauge

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It's not a tough job. Once you get it unbolted and disconnected you may have to finagle it a bit by turning it different directions to get it past the sway bar. It shouldn't take long at all.

LS69TA

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I almost dropped my sway bar to make it easier. I hope you have small hands too..that'd make it alot easier. I think I still have scars from that.

Red99TransAm

Ive got some drive on ramps but the nose of the car is too long, it scraped the bottom of the nose. I got a buddy of mine whose got some floor jacks, so were gonna use them, but I dont have small hands so he might be doing some more work than he expects lol. Dropping the sway bar sounds good, might make it alot easier. Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses.

Greggy

Rhino truck/suv ramps work great. Plastic, good for wide tires, and work even with a lowered car if you put a piece of 2x4 in front of the ramps.

The little 2-wire connector is a bitch to get back on. You can upclip if you learn how to from the new part. Getting it connected before you install is the tough part. The wire has no slack.

Rhedalert

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x2 on the wire being annoying, and the back 10mm bolt was a bitch to get at. Other than that, pretty str8forward.

mikespeed95

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1) remove battery connections
2) 13mm nut on back of alternator remove power wire
3) remove plug from top of alternator
4) remove ground wire (12mm iirc and havent swapped it with something non gm)
5) 15mm wrench on tensioner, losen serpentine belt
6) 15mm bolts on top and bottom of alternator
7) remove alternator
8) pull alternator out bottom, after some wiggling
re install in reverse order.

you can do it on ramps or jackstands.

firebirdls1us

very simple all done from underneath you don't have to take anything off but the alt. just watch that wire on top of alt. it's easy to pull out the conn.

2002_Z28_Six_Speed

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Signal wire might be on the side of the alt case. Not picking. Just remember the one wire connector being on the driver's side of case. Not the top.

tonydepo

What is the part number to replace the weather connector? Any ideas?

Also, what size whire is that and can I buy that part number too?

Thanks

jman0322

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Did you do it yet if so how did it go b/c I'm about to do mine in the morning? Just curious......

jman0322

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nevermind I did mine this morning and it was surprisingly the easiest thing I've done on this car yet....now on to the window motor.

staringback05

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^^^ one of the hardest things your going to do