I jacked up the car put it on axel stands took of the driver side wheel took of the covers and to get to the bottom bolt on the alternator I took off the oil filter to get a braker bar to loosen the nut with lashings of penetrating oil applied and it is a bitch of a job!
and how the heck do you line it up to get it back on. The way I got the bottom bolt off was to use a 12mm end - with medium extender, then angle joint and a long extender to my ratchet head. I then went in from above, on the far right , across the back of the radiator to the nut. It was a pain to get it lined up but generally.. in from the top, long bar with angle in the middle, did it for me. Now I have to work out how on earth to line up the bottom hole to put the new one on. Here, on this video is shows how to remove that bolt. ua-cam.com/video/vqwXstmSCAs/v-deo.html
The belt is easy to install. Jack up right front and take wheel out. 4 plastic clips out from the shroud and you have easy access.
I jacked up the car put it on axel stands took of the driver side wheel took of the covers and to get to the bottom bolt on the alternator I took off the oil filter to get a braker bar to loosen the nut with lashings of penetrating oil applied and it is a bitch of a job!
Nice work
Hi and thanks! What generation or year is this?
2004 gd1
You never showed the most difficult part.......getting the lower 12mm mounting bolt off.
I can’t remember it being that difficult sorry 😢
I have to change mine, and every video leaves out how they get out that bottom bolt!
and how the heck do you line it up to get it back on.
The way I got the bottom bolt off was to use a 12mm end - with medium extender, then angle joint and a long extender to my ratchet head. I then went in from above, on the far right , across the back of the radiator to the nut. It was a pain to get it lined up but generally.. in from the top, long bar with angle in the middle, did it for me.
Now I have to work out how on earth to line up the bottom hole to put the new one on.
Here, on this video is shows how to remove that bolt.
ua-cam.com/video/vqwXstmSCAs/v-deo.html