MikeP2389 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I know this has probably been covered before. but how do you get the alternator off and loosen the belt tensioner? anyone have a write up or something? my alternator is taken a shit because the volts light and abs light are coming on now and my battery is fine. can someone help lol? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltboy1 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 honestly on my malibu with the 3100 I just grab the belt and pull up to release the tension, it's not that hard really... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 It works easiest to take a 1/4 (IIRC?) ratchet and put it in the tensioner and lift up.. that'll relieve the tension and you can pull the belt off. Aside from that, there are three bolts that come out, disconnect the plugs and wiggle 'er free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 3/8ths rachet. not very hard at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 3/8ths rachet. not very hard at all. dammit that's the one I wanted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 Dont forget about that plastic clip held on by like a 13mm nut. It holds the PS lines and I always thought it was the worst part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z34duck Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 all in all a easy job . hell at least its not a LQ1 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White94GP Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 It works easiest to take a 1/4 (IIRC?) ratchet and put it in the tensioner and lift up.. that'll relieve the tension and you can pull the belt off. Aside from that, there are three bolts that come out, disconnect the plugs and wiggle 'er free. Â Â yea that works pretty good i did it on a jeep 4.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 5 minutes tops. the steering bracket is the hardest easy part lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 aight thanks guys im gonna do it today and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 5 minutes tops. the steering bracket is the hardest easy part lol  my thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 yea i got it done . was kind of a bitch because the back bolt didnt have much space to work with. replaced it with a delco reman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns87 Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 Congrats on the alternator. Odds are you will be doing it again while you own the car  (not related to alternators)  For you Utica guys. I was there for most of the weekend, and I was amazed at the lack of car washes. Are there any self washes?! I couldn't find one on 5,12,8, Genesee Street.....and one closed one on French Ave by the hospital  I took my sig pic in a plaza off 5 past the mall in New Hartford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltboy1 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ya, there is a decent self wash on oriskany blvd across from Wendy's and Advance Auto Parts that I normally go to, the Citgos on genesee and commercial drive suck ass and there is one of them no touch laser washes or whatever on commercial drive and oriskany blvd as well, but I have never gone to em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 theres actually quite a few but there pretty spread out thats why. i like two of em that are in marcy ones a diy and the other one is called superior car wash and its an automated one and it does a really good job imo. my gf bought me some coupons for there . but utica pretty much sucks lol. when your up here again we should have like a little meet or somethin. meltboy what part of utica you from? im in north/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89GP_SE Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hmm why is it that everone has trouble with that back bolt? Â When I did mine, I just took the bracket that the alternator sits on, took it off with the alternator still on it, put it in a vice, too the alternator off, put the new one on and put it back in. Taking off that bracket was 3 15mm bolts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ns87 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 theres actually quite a few but there pretty spread out thats why. i like two of em that are in marcy ones a diy and the other one is called superior car wash and its an automated one and it does a really good job imo. my gf bought me some coupons for there . but utica pretty much sucks lol. when your up here again we should have like a little meet or somethin. meltboy what part of utica you from? im in north/ Â Definitely I'd like to set something up. I am interviewing for a job at WKTV this summer. If it works out, I'll be working in Utica every weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltboy1 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 theres actually quite a few but there pretty spread out thats why. i like two of em that are in marcy ones a diy and the other one is called superior car wash and its an automated one and it does a really good job imo. my gf bought me some coupons for there . but utica pretty much sucks lol. when your up here again we should have like a little meet or somethin. meltboy what part of utica you from? im in north/ Â So am I, I live in deerfield 2 houses from north utica... lol some of us on tgpforums.com were gona plan something for this summer somewhere in the area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 really no shit thats the station i watch to haha.. yea id like to set somethin up i gotta say ive never seen a tgp around utica lol yours will be the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltboy1 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ya, well I only drove it from Aug to Oct this year, and it is currently sitting in my driveway... but ya, I wouldn't mind doin somethin sometime, be nice to get some new car friends in the area! Did you happen to go to the car shows at the Radison this summer, I brought it there one day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 my friends went a couple times but i had to work all the times that they were goin on lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltboy1 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ahh, well you didn't miss out on much, mostly imports with fart tips and intakes thinking they were hot shit... There was a couple nice RX-7s there and my friend brought his firehawk and there were a couple nice muscle cars, but mostly crap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 yea i know prolly most of the pieces of shit i see drivin around utica with the primer body kits and all that shit lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meltboy1 Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 ya, Utica is like the primer integra capital of the world.... :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP2389 Posted February 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 haha yea utica sucks. just looked at your cardomain and i see your buddys gtp drivin down herkimer rd a few times recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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