REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

See Figures 2 through 11

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

2. Remove the serpentine drive belt.

3. Raise and support the vehicle safely.

4. Remove the right front wheel from the vehicle.

5. Remove the right wheel inner fender splash shield.

6. If equipped, remove the alternator dust shield attaching bolt and unclip the shield from the alternator. When removing the dust shield, be careful not to damage the rubber boot over the battery's positive terminal.

7. Disengage the alternator field wire connector.

8. Remove the retaining nut and wire from the positive (B+) terminal on the back of the alternator, using alternator output stud wrench SA9401C or equivalent, as a back-up wrench to prevent the stud from rotating. If the positive terminal stud rotates, the plastic insulator will crack or break, causing alternator failure.

9. Remove the upper and lower alternator attaching bolts.

10. Remove the alternator from the vehicle through the wheel well opening.

To install:

11. Position the alternator in the vehicle and install the lower attaching bolt.

12. Install the upper attaching bolt and tighten both bolts to 24 ft. lbs. (32 Nm).

13. Engage the alternator field wire connector.

14. Install the B+ terminal wire. The battery terminal wire should be placed on the back of the alternator between a 10 and 11 o'clock position.

15. Be sure to use the alternator output stud wrench SA9401C to prevent the terminal stud from rotating, then tighten the alternator positive terminal nut to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).

16. Install the alternator dust shield and tighten the fastener bolt to 89 inch lbs. (10 Nm).

17. Install the serpentine drive belt.

18. Install the wheel well splash shield and right front wheel. Tighten the wheel lugs in a criss-cross pattern to 103 ft. lbs. (140 Nm).

19. Remove the supports and lower the vehicle.

20. Connect the negative battery cable.

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Fig. 2: Compress the belt tensioner and disengage the serpentine belt, then remove it from the top of the engine compartment

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Fig. 3: After removing the front wheel, remove the inner fender splash shield

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Fig. 4: View of the alternator location with the inner fender splash shield removed

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Fig. 5: Loosen the alternator dust shield retaining fastener (1), being careful not to damage the dust boot over the positive battery terminal (2)

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Fig. 6: Remove the alternator dust shield from beneath the vehicle

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Fig. 7: Disengage the alternator field wire connector

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Fig. 8: Keep the alternator output stud from rotating by holding it secure with a wrench

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Fig. 9: If it is more accessible, remove the upper alternator attaching bolt from the top of the engine compartment

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Fig. 10: Remove the lower alternator attaching bolt from beneath the vehicle

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Fig. 11: Remove the alternator through the wheel well opening

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