Thanks a million William, sure enough I tried removing alternator from the front like suggested for Compass, no go, you saved me a lot of time and frustration, it came out the back by the oil filter as you show on your video. Wow what a job, most of my Alts in the past were about an hour max, they usually are on top, easy to get to, this job sucked. You know what is crazy; I replaced the 10 year old serpentine belt but no sense in keeping the old belt as a backup since you can only install it from bottom after jacking up Jeep and removing skid plate, yeah right like I am going to do all of that broke down on the side of the road :) So a little history on our 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.0L with CVTrans at 96k miles, for a couple of months the engine was making a loud grinding/clanking noise in the lower front part of the engine. No loss of power, no problem with Trans., I could not get my stick down close enough to listen to where this noise was coming from (old school trick :). Many, including myself, thought maybe timing chain, yet again no power loss, miss or back firing. Dealer wanted $120 to diagnose problem, local shops $80. I am almost 60 and have been working on cars/trucks since I was a teenager, I have heard Many bearings, clutches, etc. but this one stumped me so I continued to drive it knowing when it breaks then I will know what was wrong. Well sure enough the battery idiot light came on this week, and running across this video and comments of same LOUD bearing noise, found my problem. When I pulled off skid plate found pieces of the bearing. Job cost around $220 for ReMan Alt. and new Belt. Dealer gave me est. $800. Not sure how much longer I can do these type of jobs at my age, these new car Engineers are trying to kill off us Shade Tree Mechs. :( Sorry for long reply, it is an old guy thing :) So Youngsters if I can do this job, you have no excuse :)
Thanks William! I'm a licensed tech and this saved me a bunch of grief. I knew the job was coming in so I figured I'd hit UA-cam to see how everyone was doing it. Your trick of pulling it out beside the oil filter worked perfectly - Chrysler says to remove it where you initially showed. It took me about 45 minutes total working on a hoist with air tools (1/4" and 3/8" air ratchets and a 3/8" impact gun to remove the skid plate). And yes, that A/C thing is the compressor. Someone asked about socket sizes so here goes: 10 mm for the skid plate. 16 mm shallow socket and/or wrench for the belt tensioner, idler pulley and lower alternator bolt. 13 mm deep and shallow sockets and/or wrench for the A/C compressor, compressor bracket, the top alternator bolt and the nut for the main cable to the alternator.
2024 now & I greatly appreciate this video. Replaced my alternator in 2022 the difficult way and now looking for an easier way bc its bad again. Thanks !
I work as an automotive technician. You are correct about going in through the rear, it is a lot easier but it is possible from the front of the wheel well. The most important thing is to move that compressor and its bracket to get clearance. Great video!
I'm a Ford auto tech and this is a stupid setup. I'd also like to say "screw you jeep for the unnecessary overrunning clutch on the alternator pulley". Great video, thanks for posting
My man! I know this video is 6yo but maaaaan I appreciate you for taking the time showing hw to mount the alternator this way. Ive followed other videos and I’ve struggle to put it back and your way i did in In seconds. Thank You!
I couldn't believe how the compressor just hangs by the refrigerant lines and how far over you have to push it. I was just waiting for the the "Hiss of Death".
Thanks for this video man. Gives me the confidence to try it myself. You know, in my old 93 Chevy the alternator is on top of the engine, front and center. Two bolts and it's out. Why in God's name I should have to take the wheel off is beyond me. Seriously, I laughed out loud when you said "screw you jeep".
good share. gave me more confidence to replace mine. they wanted $700 to replace it. F'that! I did have to pick up a new 10-16 mm socket and wrench set.
great video man i was looking everywhere to find what the noise was till i was driving one day heard a weird pop looked under the hood and seen parks coming up out of the alternator so i googled that and ultimately found your video thank you
Seriously, thanks for this. Saw this yesterday which gave me the confidence to do it today. Still a pain but would have been 100x worse if I didn't do it this way.
You know some people upload this kind of video and go hmm this might be stupid cause i don't have a great camera angle, etc but it might help somebody one day. Well good job buddy I thank u personally for this video it helped me figure it out.
Was there only one bolt holding the alternator in place? If so then all I have to do tomorrow is take that bolt off and it should be out! I had to stop early because it started to rain
What is the easiest way to remove the upper mounting bolt ?? I am stuck , have no leverage or room to loosen bolt . That's the last piece I need to remove.
Awesome. Thank you. You didn't keep track of the socket sizes you wound up using to get in there did you...? lol... I'll figure it out pretty quick. Thanks for posting this though.
Did you for sure have to remove the bracket and ac to get access between near the oil filter? I am in the process of trying to get my ac out of the way right now and trying to determine if it's necessary
thanks mate for the info,my wife has 2011jeep patriot,and what a fucking job lm going to do soon,only Dunn 110k we use km in Australia,f uck jeep Australia for expensive parts,now l buy parts directly from the states which is much cheaper,your info was great,time for a cold beer🍺
D Eret good point! I make sure I take it off around anything moving for sure ie. drills, saws, etc. not enough can be said about a good pair of mechanic's gloves too!
Ron MacDonnell if I had to do it again? 2.5 - 3 hours? tops. this first time i'm sure it took 4, maybe 5hrs. between getting the tire on and off and figuring everything out. felt like longer. i'd put aside at least that much time. then a few hours for some cold brewskies
Dude I'm going through that problem right now so tomorrow is going to be a tough day for me I assume but with that video that help me a lots plus save some money I wasn't planning on using
Maaan of course it's in a stupid spot. Just changed control arms on both sides, the next day the alternator dies. It never happens all at once, woulda been much more convenient... Thanks for the vid tho
Thanks a million William, sure enough I tried removing alternator from the front like suggested for Compass, no go, you saved me a lot of time and frustration, it came out the back by the oil filter as you show on your video.
Wow what a job, most of my Alts in the past were about an hour max, they usually are on top, easy to get to, this job sucked. You know what is crazy; I replaced the 10 year old serpentine belt but no sense in keeping the old belt as a backup since you can only install it from bottom after jacking up Jeep and removing skid plate, yeah right like I am going to do all of that broke down on the side of the road :)
So a little history on our 2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 2.0L with CVTrans at 96k miles, for a couple of months the engine was making a loud grinding/clanking noise in the lower front part of the engine. No loss of power, no problem with Trans., I could not get my stick down close enough to listen to where this noise was coming from (old school trick :). Many, including myself, thought maybe timing chain, yet again no power loss, miss or back firing. Dealer wanted $120 to diagnose problem, local shops $80. I am almost 60 and have been working on cars/trucks since I was a teenager, I have heard Many bearings, clutches, etc. but this one stumped me so I continued to drive it knowing when it breaks then I will know what was wrong.
Well sure enough the battery idiot light came on this week, and running across this video and comments of same LOUD bearing noise, found my problem. When I pulled off skid plate found pieces of the bearing.
Job cost around $220 for ReMan Alt. and new Belt. Dealer gave me est. $800. Not sure how much longer I can do these type of jobs at my age, these new car Engineers are trying to kill off us Shade Tree Mechs. :(
Sorry for long reply, it is an old guy thing :) So Youngsters if I can do this job, you have no excuse :)
Thanks William! I'm a licensed tech and this saved me a bunch of grief. I knew the job was coming in so I figured I'd hit UA-cam to see how everyone was doing it. Your trick of pulling it out beside the oil filter worked perfectly - Chrysler says to remove it where you initially showed. It took me about 45 minutes total working on a hoist with air tools (1/4" and 3/8" air ratchets and a 3/8" impact gun to remove the skid plate).
And yes, that A/C thing is the compressor.
Someone asked about socket sizes so here goes:
10 mm for the skid plate.
16 mm shallow socket and/or wrench for the belt tensioner, idler pulley and lower alternator bolt.
13 mm deep and shallow sockets and/or wrench for the A/C compressor, compressor bracket, the top alternator bolt and the nut for the main cable to the alternator.
Jay Poel thanks for the extra info I'm going to try to fix minds tomorrow
2024 now & I greatly appreciate this video. Replaced my alternator in 2022 the difficult way and now looking for an easier way bc its bad again. Thanks !
I work as an automotive technician. You are correct about going in through the rear, it is a lot easier but it is possible from the front of the wheel well. The most important thing is to move that compressor and its bracket to get clearance. Great video!
I'm a Ford auto tech and this is a stupid setup. I'd also like to say "screw you jeep for the unnecessary overrunning clutch on the alternator pulley". Great video, thanks for posting
My man! I know this video is 6yo but maaaaan I appreciate you for taking the time showing hw to mount the alternator this way. Ive followed other videos and I’ve struggle to put it back and your way i did in In seconds. Thank You!
I couldn't believe how the compressor just hangs by the refrigerant lines and how far over you have to push it. I was just waiting for the the "Hiss of Death".
Thanks for this video man. Gives me the confidence to try it myself.
You know, in my old 93 Chevy the alternator is on top of the engine, front and center. Two bolts and it's out.
Why in God's name I should have to take the wheel off is beyond me. Seriously, I laughed out loud when you said "screw you jeep".
Son of a B. I gotta do this today after work. Shop quoted $1200 to replace. Thank you for sharing.
good share. gave me more confidence to replace mine. they wanted $700 to replace it. F'that! I did have to pick up a new 10-16 mm socket and wrench set.
great video man i was looking everywhere to find what the noise was till i was driving one day heard a weird pop looked under the hood and seen parks coming up out of the alternator so i googled that and ultimately found your video thank you
Thanks dude....i am changing out the pulley on mine in an asphalt apartment parking lot. Dodging traffic seem like half the battle. Wish me luck
Seriously, thanks for this. Saw this yesterday which gave me the confidence to do it today. Still a pain but would have been 100x worse if I didn't do it this way.
Thank you!!! I definitely could not get it out through the front. This worked for 2015 Jeep Patriot.
You know some people upload this kind of video and go hmm this might be stupid cause i don't have a great camera angle, etc but it might help somebody one day. Well good job buddy I thank u personally for this video it helped me figure it out.
Of all the videos this was the most helpful. Ty brother
Was there only one bolt holding the alternator in place? If so then all I have to do tomorrow is take that bolt off and it should be out! I had to stop early because it started to rain
This helped a bunch, thank you for the upload!
Thanks for the tip and the simple easy to understand straight to the point video great job
Gracias amigo! Great video that way I don't have to pay so much money@ the dealership!
thanks this videos. you help me fix my patriot!!!!!! jeep dude from finland. thanks dude more videos
My question is how tf do I get that belt off to get to my alternator
What is the easiest way to remove the upper mounting bolt ?? I am stuck , have no leverage or room to loosen bolt . That's the last piece I need to remove.
remove the coolant reservoir and access it from the top
Great video, buddy.
Thanks you. Pretty sure I'll be using this tip this weekend.
Awesome. Thank you. You didn't keep track of the socket sizes you wound up using to get in there did you...? lol... I'll figure it out pretty quick. Thanks for posting this though.
Rion Motley I probably should have! Of course, they couldn't design it to use just a few...
Did you for sure have to remove the bracket and ac to get access between near the oil filter? I am in the process of trying to get my ac out of the way right now and trying to determine if it's necessary
You’re good. Thanks Bro‼️‼️‼️
thanks mate for the info,my wife has 2011jeep patriot,and what a fucking job lm going to do soon,only Dunn 110k we use km in Australia,f
uck jeep Australia for expensive parts,now l buy parts directly from the states which is much cheaper,your info was great,time for a cold beer🍺
Thank you I change one yesterday it took me 1 hour
Excellent sharing of information. Thank You
Thanks !
It has been a great help !
thanks man! let's see how I'm going to be able to fit this 400 amp excessive amperage alternator in there LOL
Easiest way ever thanks bro for sharing...
Thank you so much you helped me out a whole lot thank you
Why did you feed the camera LSD before filming? XD XD
Thank you for the info
Take the ring off bro. See a guy loose a finger once.
D Eret good point! I make sure I take it off around anything moving for sure ie. drills, saws, etc. not enough can be said about a good pair of mechanic's gloves too!
How long did this take? lol im just a dude as well.. fu*& paying big money and being overcharged
Ron MacDonnell if I had to do it again? 2.5 - 3 hours? tops. this first time i'm sure it took 4, maybe 5hrs. between getting the tire on and off and figuring everything out. felt like longer. i'd put aside at least that much time. then a few hours for some cold brewskies
Dude I'm going through that problem right now so tomorrow is going to be a tough day for me I assume but with that video that help me a lots plus save some money I wasn't planning on using
My kinda Just A Dude
right on
Here in Mexico is expensive too! Tnk gd bless you!
thanks for posting and I'm with u on screw jeep I don't like em
this whole platform is trouble to work on ...think changing the coolant would be a cinch . nope!!!
Excellent..!
Thank you sir
Maaan of course it's in a stupid spot. Just changed control arms on both sides, the next day the alternator dies. It never happens all at once, woulda been much more convenient... Thanks for the vid tho
Takes me longer to get all that crap out of the way. Then it does to put it back in....
Thanks!
thank you for the video, victory! alternator is out! F U Jeep & being so d@$# difficult.
worst car ever to fix... i hate fixing this car
Erase this video and reduo it cause we can't take nothing out of it you did this video for u
Make your own then
thanks pal!!