How Do You Get the Alternator Out - Tuner-Junction

Juicy19 · #1 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 12:36 PM

I'm trying to take my alternator out of the engine bay but there isn't enough room. It gets caught up by the master cylinder and the intake manifold. Does one of these need to come out in order to get the alt. out? Help me out guys!

Zach

carboncivic · #2 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 01:11 PM

Jack the front of the car up and take off the left front wheel. You also might need to pull the plastic inner fender out of the way as well

88 rex · #3 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 02:25 PM

I take it out through the bottom.

Juicy19 · #4 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 09:10 PM

thanks guys. i'll give that a try.

Johnlude85 · #5 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 09:21 PM

if youre taking it out of a civic, there is only one way in and one way out. and that was mentioned above by taking it out the bottom. but if you dont angle it PERFECTLY, it wont come out.

ARKANSASCRX · #6 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 09:34 PM

Take it out through the wheel well. You do not have to remove the wheel just turn it all the way to the right. You will have to remove the lower alternator bracket. It is a tight fit but it will come out. Be sure and unhook the neg. battery terminal. I've done it 3 times. Good luck.

Johnlude85 · #7 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ARKANSASCRX

Be sure and unhook the neg. battery terminal.

VERRY important step

jadkar · #8 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:05 PM

Take if out through the bottom...... like everyone mentioned.

hcarcrx · #9 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jadkar

Take if out through the bottom...... like everyone mentioned.

again thru the bottom

ARKANSASCRX · #10 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:19 PM

When you guys say out the bottom, you do mean the driverside wheel well, right? I've tried directly out the bottom and the driveshaft got in the way.

hcarcrx · #11 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ARKANSASCRX

When you guys say out the bottom, you do mean the driverside wheel well, right? I've tried directly out the bottom and the driveshaft got in the way.

thats how i can get it out, you can mess with it and get it out around the drive shaft, but the fenderwell seems to be just as easy

njn63 · #12 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:27 PM

yep, another person who has taken it out through the bottom. The manual actually says to pull the hub and move the CV joint but i didn't. Just manuver it around and you will find an angle it comes out at.

ARKANSASCRX · #13 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:29 PM

Cool, he has 2 options. I have an automatic tranny, there may be a slight difference? (hcarcrx)Thanks again for the Vafc!!!

hcarcrx · #14 (**permalink**) April 8th, 2006, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ARKANSASCRX

Cool, he has 2 options. I have an automatic tranny, there may be a slight difference? (hcarcrx)Thanks again for the Vafc!!!

any time bud!!! give me a call if you need some help with it!!!
Todd

stjohnscrx · #15 (**permalink**) April 9th, 2006, 11:20 AM

just unbolt the master cylinder thats what i did to take my alternator out through the top. i had it out and the new one in in about 20 min.

charliemopps24 · #16 (**permalink**) April 9th, 2006, 12:48 PM

All you gotta do to change the belt is to loosen the adjuster bolt, right.

hcarcrx · #17 (**permalink**) April 9th, 2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by charliemopps24

All you gotta do to change the belt is to loosen the adjuster bolt, right.

two bolts on up top, one on bottom, alt rotates fowards, remove belt, reverse to the begginning

Juicy19 · #18 (**permalink**) April 10th, 2006, 03:30 PM

Alright, I got it out. It came out through the bottom. I took the bracket and the wheel off and manuevered it out of there. I got it tested and it passed. So, now I'm stuck again.

I've been having a battery drain problem. The first step I tried was use a test light between the neg cable and neg terminal. I pulled all the fuses and there was no change in the light. I couldn't find the drain that way. I tried the alt next. as you know - no help there either. What else can I do? The battery is new. I suspect it has something to do with the aftermarket stereo/cd changer. That's the only thing that isn't stock in the car. I bought the car this way, so I don't know about the stereo wiring.

Any help would be great.

Mixelplix · #19 (**permalink**) April 10th, 2006, 04:07 PM

Any amps, or anything? Amps have a remote-on lead which lets the head unit turn the amps on. If the remote-on is hooked up improperly then either:
A. You'll get no power to the amps
B. Your amps will be on all the time.

Perhaps the CD changer has a remote on, and it sits there spinning all the time when the car's off.

-Des!

Juicy19 · #20 (**permalink**) April 10th, 2006, 04:28 PM

No amps. But the thing about the changer is, when i jump the battery, the first noise i hear, as soon as I get power is the cd changer coming to life. it sounds like it cycles through the disk slots to see if anything is loaded.