how to pull out an alternator

[alexguzu]

I managed to release the alternator from all cables and blots, but i cannot find any way to pull it out. I simply cannot find a place with enough room to take it out. If anyone knows how to do this, please tell me. I think i have to remove something, but i don't know whta, and in the repair manual a can't find this information.

[reaper of souls]

you have to unbolt your exhaust from your header downpipe then it will just fall right out for you

[alexguzu]

so do i have to remove the catalytic converter or not? because i would try to avoid removing it. Is it possible to remove it through the top?

[Slade]

Unbolt the two bolts that hold the slider piece in, and then it will feed right out through the top, Ifoudn this the easiest way when I had to take mine out this weekend. Hope this helps.

[happyclown]

My friend and I spent half an hour trying different ways to get it out... we ended up tiling it some way pulling it up to the top and then rotating it as we pulled, and it slipped right out. Was very tight...

I can go into more detail if you still need...

Twas a biatch... good luck!

[freyguy_412]

Friend on bottom to help you push it through the top. Even got it around my strut bar lol... just takes time. My friend says it was the worst one he's ever done...

[happyclown]

wow, i'll bet that was a pain with a strut bar!!! ouch!!!

kudos to you man!

[alexguzu]

Ok, guy, thanks to you and this forum I managed to see things
more clearly.
I realised that the air conditioning was not working anyway, so
I removed the AC pipe that was on top, exaclty in the way. I had to
unscrew some clips for other hoses too. Anyway... after the AC pipe
was out of the way, I did as you guys said: rotate it until the right angle
came in and the pulled it out: I was yelling and jumping of joy when I had
that crap above my head

Tomorrow I'll put the new one, hope everything will go fine.

P.S. : It was indeed a b---- to take it out, took me 3 days

[reaper of souls]

ok easist way to remove alternator (on a 4cyl)


so you have to then jack up the front end (or use ramps) crawl under and unbolt your exhaust from the downpipe/flexpipe this should allow you to rest the exhaust pipe and cat on the ground

after that if you look up you should be able to see the bottom of the alternator, now you have to try and get the alternator down behind the engine ( you may have to carefully bend your ac lines out of the way ) the entire alternator will now have room to slip out from under the car

to replace the new alternator you just have to reverse this process