Thanks for the super helpful video! Helped this 29y/o step mom do the swap for the first time ever. & now the kids have an Air conditioned vehicle to be picked up in during the AZ summer. Shared knowledge is community prosperity! ❤
Wish me luck! I foresee lots of bloody hands/arms not to mention frost bite on my hands, back and butt! hop it gets above Freezing here in Idaho! Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Sorry to hear that, ours has had no real problems just regular maintenance stuff. The only issue we had was a smog valve and now an alternator. Not too bad for 260K. We are looking at getting a new KIA later this year.
Pretty good, I think I can figure it out from here. It would have been better if you could have positioned the camera to watch while you were removing it, but seeing the reinstall will assist in that part. Thanks.
Maybe. That bottom bolt that the alternator pivots on is kind of tricky and I don’t know if it would hit that plastic guard before it came completely out plus, you need to be able to put the belts and stuff back on. I’m pretty sure you could but not 100%.
Nice work. Back in the mid eighties, a long time ago, I worked at an alternator and starter shop. I just have to say, today’s vehicles are a lot tougher to wrench on. Not necessarily a bad thing, today’s cable/wire management and belt tensioning systems humiliate the older systems. It’s almost laughable now how we used to tighten belts with the biggest pry bar/screwdriver you could jamb down in between the alternator and whatever was closest and torque the belt tight while another guy tightened the pinch bolt (praying it didn’t strip). Just saying.
Just want to say shout out to you man!!! Followed every step. Your video was quick, and my alternator is out. Thanks
Slaw dunk man. November 2024. You taught me to replace an alternator
Same here, tis the season for the alternator to die.
Thanks for the super helpful video! Helped this 29y/o step mom do the swap for the first time ever. & now the kids have an Air conditioned vehicle to be picked up in during the AZ summer. Shared knowledge is community prosperity! ❤
@@elizabethstolmeier6070 Good for you tackling this, that’s awesome. I’m glad it worked out for you.Thank you for the kind words.
Perfect timing, my alternator just went out and this is a god send! Thanks bro!
Wish me luck! I foresee lots of bloody hands/arms not to mention frost bite on my hands, back and butt! hop it gets above Freezing here in Idaho! Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Good luck. It’s actually pretty easy shouldn’t shed too much blood
This car has been an absolute living hell for me. Everyone else seems to love their Kia soul, mines cursed or something lol
Sorry to hear that, ours has had no real problems just regular maintenance stuff. The only issue we had was a smog valve and now an alternator. Not too bad for 260K. We are looking at getting a new KIA later this year.
Thanks for the help
Pretty good, I think I can figure it out from here. It would have been better if you could have positioned the camera to watch while you were removing it, but seeing the reinstall will assist in that part. Thanks.
@@matarfo I try to make them short and sweet. I don’t like to watch Timelapse so I don’t put it in. Hopefully it worked out for you.
I cant get underneath my car at all, camt jack it up where it is, is it possible to get it out from above?
Maybe. That bottom bolt that the alternator pivots on is kind of tricky and I don’t know if it would hit that plastic guard before it came completely out plus, you need to be able to put the belts and stuff back on. I’m pretty sure you could but not 100%.
I managed to get the plastic shield off 😅 so I'm working on finding the bottom bolt and unhooking that wire now fingers crossed 😅
@@marylewallen1985 How'd it turn out?
Going to take my son's out tomorrow did you remove it from the bottom?
Yes, that’s how I did it. I honestly don’t think you could pull it up from the top even if you got it unbolted.
Nice work. Back in the mid eighties, a long time ago, I worked at an alternator and starter shop. I just have to say, today’s vehicles are a lot tougher to wrench on. Not necessarily a bad thing, today’s cable/wire management and belt tensioning systems humiliate the older systems. It’s almost laughable now how we used to tighten belts with the biggest pry bar/screwdriver you could jamb down in between the alternator and whatever was closest and torque the belt tight while another guy tightened the pinch bolt (praying it didn’t strip). Just saying.
Skipped over the one thing I’m having problems with
Which is?
How'd it go?