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Question

What I am asking is how to do it, reason for confusion is I got a repair manual and it talks about such things as alternator tranaxle etc removing splash shield wheel all kinds of things but when I talk to others they say just disconnect the battery loosen bolts and take alternator out how involved is this?

Answer 1

OK this Inst a bad job,but you do have to loosen the battery cable and remove it,also take the belt off it,and make sure you watch how to put it back on right if you can get too the bolts on it remove them,and be care full this can tear some fingers up,if you can get them take the wires off of it, and then try and remove It from the car,,you have to take your time,there may be other stuff you have to take loose to get to the alternator,just remember how all this goes back.once you get it off put the new one on the same way the old one came off,and take your time with it,,it takes a little time to do this ,so be patient with it,you can do it,,if you take your time,and tighten all the blots up good on it,good luck with it,i hope you get it on.,,PS the Book may actually hep you in some ways so use it if you need to they do help,i use them a lot in the shop,good luck.

Answer 2

It depends on the car. On some models the tolerances are so tight that you have to remove things to get the alternator out. This is especially true on cars with transverse engines and transaxles. You can try taking off the negative battery cable then unbolting the alternator. You never know, it might come right out with no trouble. The splash guard is on the inside of the wheel well on most Dodge cars. Sometimes you have to remove it to do things like change alternators, water pumps, and timing belts.