Just finished pulling the alternator from the top on my ‘01 Jetta TDI. If nobody has mentioned it, it helps a lot to remove the three screws on the passenger side cooling fan and drop it down a bit. Alternator comes out much easier. This is a great video and saves you from having to work under the car.
Excellent tip! I am glad you got it done. I find it much easier also coming out the top. Plus the ac compressor doesn't need to be discharged or moved 😀🔧
Many thanks to Easy Fix for producing and posting this video. I wouldn't have attempted this repair without seeing it here first. Top-notch camera and editing work! Especially crucial that the bushings in the new alternator are flush as you'll never get it in otherwise. That being said, this is still a challenging repair, not for the faint-hearted. Trying to reinstall the intake hoses without a cable clamp tool is impossible unless you remove the windshield washer reservoir and even then it's tough. I loosened the fuel filter retainer to allow the filter to rise to give me more room under the lines. There was no mention of a lower or side engine cover which would have to be removed to access the belts and tensioner. No mention of the power steering hose retention clamp which is a pain. You can loosen and final-tighten the power steering pulley bolts more easily with the serpentine belt on. I would also suggest dropping the right-side fan to give you an extra inch or so to get the alternator out and in. Since you're under there anyway, may as well clear the accumulated engine oil from the intercooler!
Thanks Steve! Sorry I missed some stuff for you. I was trying to really focus on getting out the top instead of the bottom. I may have missed a few small details. Plus I think my lower shield might have been missing in the first place and that is why I didn't mention it. It was an early video for me. I am trying to get better. Doing it from the bottom is nightmare. I loved doing it from the top vs the alternative. Doing it from the bottom is the way most recommend. I didn't want to remove the a/c so I went for it and made a video! I am trying to get more gooder at this video making stuff. Thanks for the feedback man I really appreciate that! I hope your project turned out ok.
@@EasyFixShaun "An early video"? Dude, that was exceptional camera work. This being one of your early videos makes it even more exceptional. Well done!
It’s not easy that’s for sure! I had to remove mine to get the pulley off and replace it or what was left of it. I had the special tool to get it off while on the car but it comes with two center options and apparently I used the wrong one and thought I had stripped the shaft out for good. I had to remove the alternator anyway. Thanks to this video I was able to get the alternator back on which I was having a hell off a hard time with it due to its tight fit back in its location. After watching the video I tapped the threaded bushings on the alternator flush and it went right into place and I screwed the bolts in and pulled the bushings back snugly like they need to be. Thank you for showing that trick.
Excellent! I got burned badly years ago on those bushing also. I do them all that way now. They always seem to be off by 1mm and it causes so much frustration going back on. Nice work 😀
If you take off the bumper and crash bar and the passenger side of the front piece where the radiator is you can have more room to take the alternator out and put it in. I just did that and also this video helped a lot, thanks!
Watched your video. Thank you for making my alternator swap a snap! Great points and made it very easy. I loosen the one electric fan from its mount closest to the alternator to make it easier to pull out. Good job!
Half way through doing this on a 2013 Scirocco. What an absolute 'bar-steward' of a job. Engine mount undone on right side of engine, engine jacked as high as it can go in the bay, fuel filter obviously out for ease of access, throttle body off, AC pump mount bolts undone so AC pump loose, then, it's flippin tight, but it comes out JUST!!! Just got to get the new one in now!!! Never again!! Ha ha!!
Just finished up using this method. Here's a few extra steps to help you out. Remove rad fan to make removal and installation easier To get the intake tube back on, remove washer fluid reservoir to get your hands in there.
I agree with you. Its not the easiest at all and it is tight to remove. But It can be done from the top with is way easier than the bottom. Overall its the only way to go for me. Just gotta take your time, there won't be any speed records set on this job. Did you do yours on top?
I just had my 03 alternator out and I think pulling out the bottom was pretty easy. I think pulling out the radiator fan and dropping the AC compressor is easier than pulling the power steering pump. I pulled the wheel, the plastic in the wheel well and under car...though mine is already long gone....I removed the belt tensioner and idler pulley. one of the first things I did was to pull out the washer reservoir,...its easy to do...2 plastic nuts and two electrical connectors. You can leave the hoses connected and just set the container out of the way. Then its much easier to get to the lower intake hose clamp and the tensioner mount bolts. I didn't disconnect any other hoses and just worked it out the bottom.
@@EasyFixShaun I'll give your method a shot tonight. I don't find out the bottom to be bad but I'm game to try something new...and to your point...I'm feeling too lazy to put the car back on jackstands :)
Haha! Good luck. I hope it goes good for you. If not I am sorry. Just my preferred method of possible. If not I remove under the vehicle also like you. 😁
@@EasyFixShaun I did it last night and it worked pretty well. I pull the washer bottle out because its pretty easy to do and gives you a lot more room to work. The step that is super annoying is backing off the belt tensioner....I made a lock pin tool from an old allen wrench but need a second person to put it in while I lay on the ground and use the 16mm wrench from below. I can envision what a tool would need to look like to enable to leverage the tensioner from above...and if I were doing these all the time I'd fab one up. -I also pull out the rad fan for some more wiggle room.
Yeah I would agree, It minimizes the time spent under the car which is always a win in my opinion. I used a bungee cord to pull the rad hose out of the way for me and that also made that easier. @@EasyFixShaun
@@rogerhazen3664 *_Ya that is a win for sure! I will have to try the bungee cord next time. I was careful when I did it, but I could have cut the hose inadvertently. Bungee cord next time. Thanks man._*
May not matter which terminal you disconnect from the battery but its WAY safer to disconnect the earth. This way if you accidently touch positive and the chassis with a spanner you don't fry yourself.
I checked out the link and I think it will work fine. Just add your fitment vehicle and verify to be sure at the top of the page. In case it doesn't work, here is another link to one that shows up as proper fitment 😃🔧 amzn.to/3UfZixP
Either method will work. I prefer the pry bar so that pressure can be removed and applied at will. That way you can line up the next Allen bolt with your ratchet fast and easy.
Did you break the locking tab connector or the button? You should be able to use a small pick either way, and bypass to open, prying the small plastic lock mechanism open just enough to slide it right off 😀🔧
Really loved the over layed protips! Helpful and straightforward and you have an enjoyable to watch personality! Hopefully gonna try this tomorrow and save me some $$$
Hi just a thought but I’m pretty sure you guys used the wrong bolt when putting back in the alternator maybe I’m wrong but my 2 were threaded all the way and also what happened with the power steering pump. Here’s some tips This video makes it seem easy you skip the parts where you struggle to gets bolts in or peice out
Bolts were reinstalled into their old locations and the power steering was laid to the side once disconnected. Sorry for the missing footage. The point was to show all the struggles. But the camera footage of the power steering was missing. I probably didn't hit "record". Sorry about that. I hope it works for you 😃🔧
@@EasyFixShaun you can leave it in. It did give me a little more access to the positive cable by pulling the 2 bolts and letting it hang(I'm leaving it in next time). Then with the car in the air use a pole jack on the oil pan, remove the 2 motor mount bolts and lower the whole motor down. Remove the small idler wheel and it comes straight out. The PS pump can stay in too, taking the pulley off does give your hands a little more room though, so that's optional.
No kidding. Excellent thanks a lot for the tip. it all looked like to much vs going out the top with it. So I didn't attempt it. Really appreciate your feedback. Maybe I can make a video "out the bottom" next time 🤓🔧
I am not sure. I don’t know why I didn’t show it. I think I disconnected the one hard line for the pump pressure line. I believe I left the supply line from the tank hooked up and set the pump off to the side. I’m sorry I tried looking up my old original footage and can’t find what I did there. I hope you can figure it out! I watched the video a couple times and something is missing there. My bad.
@@EasyFixShaun it went well except now my serpentin drive belt seems to be off some where, its rubbing on the back against its self. Maybe the power steering pump pulley?
You are right. Its very tight. I had trouble also. I took my time and it barely cleared everything by twisting it around. It went pretty good overall, but that part was very tricky. Sorry you are having a rough time. Stick with it, you can do it! Let me know when you get it out and back in 😃
Got it all in except my tensioner bolt stripped out 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@chrispy398 Is it a new belt? Same length as the old one? I would check that and also google belt routing for your year make model and engine. I always double check myself or I sometimes get the routing incorrect. 😃
I’m watching this video, then comes the steering pump removal. He removed a few bolts, then he skips to the belt tensioner. What the hell happened to the hose and lines for the steering pump? This video is incomplete... if you are going to make a video, make it properly...
Sorry about that. I think I just unbolted it and swung it out of the way temporarily with the lines attached. That’s my normal approach to any power steering system. That way there isn’t fluid all over the place 😃🔧
Of course! No problem. I feel bad I messed that video up on that portion. I went back through the original video I made from the raw files. I somehow just omitted that small segment. I’m not sure what happened. I have the footage. I probably hit delete or don thing on accident. My bad.
PRO TIP... YOU NEVER PULL THE POSITIVE OFF THE BATTERY FIRST. AUTO 101. NEGATIVE ALWAYS FIRST OFF LAST ON !!!!! THIS HELP PREVENT SHORTS AND ARCHING YOUR WRENCH ON GROUND IF YOU SLIP !!!!!! this dude is not much a pro as he pulls positive off first
@@EasyFixShaun yep, auto 101, neg off first on last. to many have arced there wrench and either hurt there self or caused some sort of damage. tho im retired now. for 47 years. teaching. working. neg off first. on last. basic logic as well. its a safety thing, you should know that..
I think your idea is an excellent tip. I don’t think it is required. Only one cable needs to be disconnected to disable the system. You should know how (and not how to) use the caps lock feature and punctuation for your comments. English 101 would be a good refresher if you want to check that out. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!!!!?????????
@@EasyFixShaun ya at times I prefer using caps lock. not always. but either way. no matter if your only pulling one clamp to disable system you always start with the negative first. that way because of safety, you do not ground your wrench and cause harm to your self or the car specially with todays computer run cars. does not take that much to short out an ECM/PCM, you will not cause a short if you touch any metal from the neg side. but if you touch metal from the pos side. ya. something will be damaged. you, your tool, the car.
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Just finished pulling the alternator from the top on my ‘01 Jetta TDI. If nobody has mentioned it, it helps a lot to remove the three screws on the passenger side cooling fan and drop it down a bit. Alternator comes out much easier. This is a great video and saves you from having to work under the car.
Excellent tip! I am glad you got it done. I find it much easier also coming out the top. Plus the ac compressor doesn't need to be discharged or moved 😀🔧
Volkswagen, thanks for making something more difficult than the BMW. I'm having fun so much fun
These are a little difficult for sure. But totally doable with some time, patience, and tools. Tight squeeze removing and installing 😃🔧
Many thanks to Easy Fix for producing and posting this video. I wouldn't have attempted this repair without seeing it here first. Top-notch camera and editing work! Especially crucial that the bushings in the new alternator are flush as you'll never get it in otherwise. That being said, this is still a challenging repair, not for the faint-hearted. Trying to reinstall the intake hoses without a cable clamp tool is impossible unless you remove the windshield washer reservoir and even then it's tough. I loosened the fuel filter retainer to allow the filter to rise to give me more room under the lines. There was no mention of a lower or side engine cover which would have to be removed to access the belts and tensioner. No mention of the power steering hose retention clamp which is a pain. You can loosen and final-tighten the power steering pulley bolts more easily with the serpentine belt on. I would also suggest dropping the right-side fan to give you an extra inch or so to get the alternator out and in. Since you're under there anyway, may as well clear the accumulated engine oil from the intercooler!
Thanks Steve! Sorry I missed some stuff for you. I was trying to really focus on getting out the top instead of the bottom. I may have missed a few small details. Plus I think my lower shield might have been missing in the first place and that is why I didn't mention it. It was an early video for me. I am trying to get better. Doing it from the bottom is nightmare. I loved doing it from the top vs the alternative. Doing it from the bottom is the way most recommend. I didn't want to remove the a/c so I went for it and made a video! I am trying to get more gooder at this video making stuff. Thanks for the feedback man I really appreciate that! I hope your project turned out ok.
@@EasyFixShaun "An early video"? Dude, that was exceptional camera work. This being one of your early videos makes it even more exceptional. Well done!
@@EasyFixShaun I agree with him∆ I've watched a lot of these videos and this one I actually felt like I could follow and see what was going on
Thanks man! Really appreciate😀😀
Thank you ace! Really appreciate you too😀🔧
One of the best straight to the point step by step videos I've seen. Follow them and it is that easy. Thank you for posting.
Glad it helped!
My original 2000 vw golf tdi with 225k miles needs one right now. Thanks for this assist!
Ya man! No problem. Thats great mileage out of an alternator 😃
Working on this car is not fun. The fun part is driving it. Thanks for the video. I can do this tomorrow.
I know what you mean. Awesome driving cars though! 😀
It’s not easy that’s for sure! I had to remove mine to get the pulley off and replace it or what was left of it. I had the special tool to get it off while on the car but it comes with two center options and apparently I used the wrong one and thought I had stripped the shaft out for good. I had to remove the alternator anyway. Thanks to this video I was able to get the alternator back on which I was having a hell off a hard time with it due to its tight fit back in its location. After watching the video I tapped the threaded bushings on the alternator flush and it went right into place and I screwed the bolts in and pulled the bushings back snugly like they need to be. Thank you for showing that trick.
Excellent! I got burned badly years ago on those bushing also. I do them all that way now. They always seem to be off by 1mm and it causes so much frustration going back on. Nice work 😀
Im getting ready to do one and this looks much better than the bottom removal method. Thanks for the great video
No problem! Yes it is much better from the top. It’s tight. But totally doable and way easier. Plus no jacking or lifting needed.
2:51 D type german connector, you have to push forwards and then press down the clip for it to not break.
That's a great tip! 😀
If you take off the bumper and crash bar and the passenger side of the front piece where the radiator is you can have more room to take the alternator out and put it in. I just did that and also this video helped a lot, thanks!
Awsome idea. Thanks a lot. May help others for sure!! 😀🔧🔧
By far the best step by step video... you my friend made my life way easier
You are welcome! Glad I could help. It is tight from the top but, so much easier from the top for me. I wanted to share 😃🔧
Watched your video. Thank you for making my alternator swap a snap! Great points and made it very easy. I loosen the one electric fan from its mount closest to the alternator to make it easier to pull out. Good job!
Thanks for the comment! I am glad you got it all sorted out 😃😃
Outstanding video. Appreciate all the step by step instructions. Have to swap alternators in my 01 TDI Jetta. Thanks for the great “how to”.
Hey thanks for the nice comment. No problem! Glad to help out 😀🔧
The easiest step by step video there is for doing this repair, Thanks!
Thanks man! Really appreciate that. Glad to help. 😃
Best how to video I have ever seen! Have a NB TDI that I will tackle alternator replacement on soon!
Thanks! Good luck with your project 😃
Half way through doing this on a 2013 Scirocco. What an absolute 'bar-steward' of a job. Engine mount undone on right side of engine, engine jacked as high as it can go in the bay, fuel filter obviously out for ease of access, throttle body off, AC pump mount bolts undone so AC pump loose, then, it's flippin tight, but it comes out JUST!!! Just got to get the new one in now!!! Never again!! Ha ha!!
Nice work! They are tight! I was happy I could get mine out but it was just barely. Better than the alternative 😃🎯
BEST captions ever... "Take your time", Slow is FaSt... ayup
Thank you! An old friend told me that and it made so much sense 😃
Just finished up using this method. Here's a few extra steps to help you out.
Remove rad fan to make removal and installation easier
To get the intake tube back on, remove washer fluid reservoir to get your hands in there.
Cool, thanks 😀
this is a amazingly edited and constructed video, music, titles and all, amazing. Thank you! Coming from a new tdi owner
Hey thanks! Glad to help. I hope your car treats you good 😀😀🔧
Thank god for your channel. You just helped me save money 💴!!! Thank you!!!
Outstanding! No problem. Glad to help 😀🔧
What a convenient location
Not ideal at all 🤨
the answer is no it can't be done easily
I agree with you. Its not the easiest at all and it is tight to remove. But It can be done from the top with is way easier than the bottom. Overall its the only way to go for me. Just gotta take your time, there won't be any speed records set on this job. Did you do yours on top?
I just had my 03 alternator out and I think pulling out the bottom was pretty easy. I think pulling out the radiator fan and dropping the AC compressor is easier than pulling the power steering pump. I pulled the wheel, the plastic in the wheel well and under car...though mine is already long gone....I removed the belt tensioner and idler pulley. one of the first things I did was to pull out the washer reservoir,...its easy to do...2 plastic nuts and two electrical connectors. You can leave the hoses connected and just set the container out of the way. Then its much easier to get to the lower intake hose clamp and the tensioner mount bolts. I didn't disconnect any other hoses and just worked it out the bottom.
@@EasyFixShaun I'll give your method a shot tonight. I don't find out the bottom to be bad but I'm game to try something new...and to your point...I'm feeling too lazy to put the car back on jackstands :)
Haha! Good luck. I hope it goes good for you. If not I am sorry. Just my preferred method of possible. If not I remove under the vehicle also like you. 😁
@@EasyFixShaun I did it last night and it worked pretty well. I pull the washer bottle out because its pretty easy to do and gives you a lot more room to work. The step that is super annoying is backing off the belt tensioner....I made a lock pin tool from an old allen wrench but need a second person to put it in while I lay on the ground and use the 16mm wrench from below. I can envision what a tool would need to look like to enable to leverage the tensioner from above...and if I were doing these all the time I'd fab one up.
-I also pull out the rad fan for some more wiggle room.
Awesome video! And very detailed for a do it yourself person like me!! Thank you.
Thank you! I am glad it helped 😃
I don't remember pulling apart all this when I did the alternator on my alh. It's due for another one today
Hopefully you can do it faster this time. Good luck with your project 😃
I am building an Overlander from the frame-up and after watching this video, I'm sending the car to a shop to have the alternator replaced. 🤣
I don't blame you. Being a mechanic is very hard sometimes 😃🔧
I’d like to see more about the power steering pump, as mine is still in the way.
I believe i kept the lines connected and moved the pulp out of the way. Sorry that was not included.
Does it matter if u switch from a bosch to a Valeo?
Are they interchangeable?
I am not sure on that. If the alternator fits by application you should be ok. But Bosch is probably the best bet 😃
This is a good way of doing it. I did one this way recently. Nice job
Thanks a lot man! It seemed like the way to go even though it is a little tight.
Yeah I would agree, It minimizes the time spent under the car which is always a win in my opinion. I used a bungee cord to pull the rad hose out of the way for me and that also made that easier. @@EasyFixShaun
@@rogerhazen3664 *_Ya that is a win for sure! I will have to try the bungee cord next time. I was careful when I did it, but I could have cut the hose inadvertently. Bungee cord next time. Thanks man._*
May not matter which terminal you disconnect from the battery but its WAY safer to disconnect the earth. This way if you accidently touch positive and the chassis with a spanner you don't fry yourself.
Very good point. 😀
12v wouldn’t hurt too bad I’ve seen people get hit with 120 and 240v
@@zoomerfeels3625 it won't kill you sure, but it will sting a bit. Also can damage other electrical components
incredibly well done video. thank you!
Wow thank you! Really appreciate that 😀🔧
Thank you all who have subscribed/commented/liked/and shared this video!!
I have a 01 jetta tdi 1.9 stick drive do you know if the link you have for the alternator works with my car?
I checked out the link and I think it will work fine. Just add your fitment vehicle and verify to be sure at the top of the page. In case it doesn't work, here is another link to one that shows up as proper fitment 😃🔧 amzn.to/3UfZixP
Leave belt on to loosen the 3 allen head bolts way easier
Either method will work. I prefer the pry bar so that pressure can be removed and applied at will. That way you can line up the next Allen bolt with your ratchet fast and easy.
Any pro tips on how to get the alternator connector off if I broke said fragile tab? 😅
Did you break the locking tab connector or the button? You should be able to use a small pick either way, and bypass to open, prying the small plastic lock mechanism open just enough to slide it right off 😀🔧
Did you remove the power strearing pump? If so best way to drain it? Please and thanks
I left hydraulic lines connected and moved to the side temporarily during alternator replacement 😀🔧
Great video not like other one out there wanna be mechanics
Thanks. No problem. Just trying to help out the next person that needs to do a repair. UA-cam is the best! 😃🔧
Okay, it wasn’t easy. But it’s done.
Pay attention which way it’s turned when he lifts it out. I believe there’s only one way.
Very true 😀🔧
Would it be any different with a turbo?
There might be a few small differences. But it should be similar 😃😃
2013 TDI is way different. Any instructions for this car?
I haven't done one. Same concept. Some steps will be similar. Any luck searching youtube for that exact year?
Fantastic video, thank you.
Really loved the over layed protips! Helpful and straightforward and you have an enjoyable to watch personality! Hopefully gonna try this tomorrow and save me some $$$
Thank you! Glad to help😀🔧
Good luck. I hope it works out for you😀
@Easy Fix really dumb question, do you pull the hoses off the power steering pump or just the bolts holding it and try and move it to the side?
I moved it to the side 😀🔧
@@EasyFixShaun well i got it, thank ya sweet baby jesus. Your video rocked me. Def. Following you!
😂 Thanks man! Glad to help! New sway bar link sounds, diagnosis and replacement video dropping soon 😀🔧
Song at 6:35 sounds just like the intro to Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
Hmmmm. Thats cool man! 😃
Do you just shove the PS pump out of the way after un-bolting it?
Yup I just laid it too the side. 😃
Mine is on a steel line. It doesn’t move
Excellent
Thank you so much 😀🔧
Hi just a thought but I’m pretty sure you guys used the wrong bolt when putting back in the alternator maybe I’m wrong but my 2 were threaded all the way and also what happened with the power steering pump.
Here’s some tips
This video makes it seem easy you skip the parts where you struggle to gets bolts in or peice out
Bolts were reinstalled into their old locations and the power steering was laid to the side once disconnected. Sorry for the missing footage. The point was to show all the struggles. But the camera footage of the power steering was missing. I probably didn't hit "record". Sorry about that. I hope it works for you 😃🔧
Can you this video on a 2010?
I would love to! It wont be very soon though. Were you able to search and find anything else on UA-cam?
Thank you so much
No problem 😀🔧🔧
Buen trabajo gracias 🙏
😀 no problem
📹 video 10
Musica 10 thanks
Thanks!! 😃
Thank you 😃🔧
Dzięki
Serdecznie zapraszamy. Dziękuję za obejrzenie. 😃🔧🔧
If you have a lift. Way easier from the bottom
How do you navigate around the a/c compressor? The only option I see is to remove lines and remove compressor.
@@EasyFixShaun you can leave it in. It did give me a little more access to the positive cable by pulling the 2 bolts and letting it hang(I'm leaving it in next time). Then with the car in the air use a pole jack on the oil pan, remove the 2 motor mount bolts and lower the whole motor down. Remove the small idler wheel and it comes straight out. The PS pump can stay in too, taking the pulley off does give your hands a little more room though, so that's optional.
No kidding. Excellent thanks a lot for the tip. it all looked like to much vs going out the top with it. So I didn't attempt it. Really appreciate your feedback. Maybe I can make a video "out the bottom" next time 🤓🔧
I wish people would stop adding music over mechanical videos. It's soo irritating.
me too 😂 Sorry about that.
You failed to mention the power steering lines
I didn't remove my lines. I just set the pump to the side with everything connected.
@@EasyFixShaun was it not hard lined? Because that's what I ran into with all the bolts out I couldn't move it with the hard line on.
I am not sure. I don’t know why I didn’t show it. I think I disconnected the one hard line for the pump pressure line. I believe I left the supply line from the tank hooked up and set the pump off to the side. I’m sorry I tried looking up my old original footage and can’t find what I did there. I hope you can figure it out! I watched the video a couple times and something is missing there. My bad.
@@EasyFixShaun it went well except now my serpentin drive belt seems to be off some where, its rubbing on the back against its self. Maybe the power steering pump pulley?
@@EasyFixShaun the alternator was exactly same. The belt tensioner seemed alot harder to get lose of enough to put the belt on
Doesn’t look like it’ll work on an MK6 (2014)
Probably would and could be worth a try 😃
That alternator is such a pain to get out after it’s unbolted, seems like there’s no way it’s getting out 🤦🏻♂️
You are right. Its very tight. I had trouble also. I took my time and it barely cleared everything by twisting it around. It went pretty good overall, but that part was very tricky. Sorry you are having a rough time. Stick with it, you can do it! Let me know when you get it out and back in 😃
Got it all in except my tensioner bolt stripped out 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
My belt isn’t fitting... any thoughts?
@@chrispy398 Is it a new belt? Same length as the old one? I would check that and also google belt routing for your year make model and engine. I always double check myself or I sometimes get the routing incorrect. 😃
I took it back apart and apparently I missed the bottom bolt hole that the alt mounts to 🤓
I’m watching this video, then comes the steering pump removal. He removed a few bolts, then he skips to the belt tensioner. What the hell happened to the hose and lines for the steering pump? This video is incomplete... if you are going to make a video, make it properly...
Sorry about that. I think I just unbolted it and swung it out of the way temporarily with the lines attached. That’s my normal approach to any power steering system. That way there isn’t fluid all over the place 😃🔧
@@EasyFixShaun ok, thank you for taking the time to reply.
Of course! No problem. I feel bad I messed that video up on that portion. I went back through the original video I made from the raw files. I somehow just omitted that small segment. I’m not sure what happened. I have the footage. I probably hit delete or don thing on accident. My bad.
PRO TIP... YOU NEVER PULL THE POSITIVE OFF THE BATTERY FIRST. AUTO 101. NEGATIVE ALWAYS FIRST OFF LAST ON !!!!! THIS HELP PREVENT SHORTS AND ARCHING YOUR WRENCH ON GROUND IF YOU SLIP !!!!!! this dude is not much a pro as he pulls positive off first
Are you sure?
@@EasyFixShaun yep, auto 101, neg off first on last. to many have arced there wrench and either hurt there self or caused some sort of damage. tho im retired now. for 47 years. teaching. working. neg off first. on last. basic logic as well. its a safety thing, you should know that..
I think your idea is an excellent tip. I don’t think it is required. Only one cable needs to be disconnected to disable the system. You should know how (and not how to) use the caps lock feature and punctuation for your comments. English 101 would be a good refresher if you want to check that out. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!!!!?????????
@@EasyFixShaun ya at times I prefer using caps lock. not always. but either way. no matter if your only pulling one clamp to disable system you always start with the negative first. that way because of safety, you do not ground your wrench and cause harm to your self or the car specially with todays computer run cars. does not take that much to short out an ECM/PCM, you will not cause a short if you touch any metal from the neg side. but if you touch metal from the pos side. ya. something will be damaged. you, your tool, the car.
I like your tip. 😀