Alternator Replacement

[Shaftinator24]

One thing after another.. alright guys I need some help in replacing my alternator.. anyone know any faq's or write ups that I can check out in order to do this job? I was driving it last nite and the battery light came on.. the battery is in really good shape just bought it maybe 9-10 months ago last winter. So I'm thinking alternator issue.. anyways a little help from a Z friend?

[NolimitZ32]

Not very detailed but:
0. Lift the car and put it on jack-stands or use ramps, you need access from the bottom.
1. disconnect battery (very important)
2. drain radiator
3. remove rad fan
4. remove rad
5. loosen tensioner bolt
6. remove belt
7. remove alternator bolt (bolt that holds alt to bracket)
8. pull out enough to see wires in back and remove those (make sure to mark where they go, there are multiple wires)
9. take alternator out through the bottom of the car.

Install new alt in reverse order.

[marty1mc]

I simply unbolt my sway bar, swing it out of the way, remove the alternator bracket, tensioner bolt, top mounting bolt and pull it out. Takes a lot less time. Of course, follow step 1 and 2 above, continue with 8.

[Faith_Plus_One]

http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.as ... _id=929376

Very detailed post of how to replace your alternator... The bolt portion (last part) really sucked for me... I wish I had a trick to share on how to put this back together but I don't.

Hope this helps.