How to diy ac belt

[Morgan]

no should just be loosen that bolt (pointed to with red arrow in pic above) and get something like a crow bar/handle to the floor jack and leverage it against the engine and push the alternator out/towards the bumper to increase tension OR you can hit the top of the alternator with a hammer til its in the right place... sometimes these things A LOT of force, can't really hurt it by whacking it

[Shroomster]

Originally Posted by Morgan

no should just be loosen that bolt (pointed to with red arrow in pic above) and get something like a crow bar/handle to the floor jack and leverage it against the engine and push the alternator out/towards the bumper to increase tension OR you can hit the top of the alternator with a hammer til its in the right place... sometimes these things A LOT of force, can't really hurt it by whacking it

maybe use a rubber hammer or dead blow mallet as the alt housing is aluminum? hehe

[Sir A.Y. Atoyot]

Originally Posted by Morgan

no should just be loosen that bolt (pointed to with red arrow in pic above) and get something like a crow bar/handle to the floor jack and leverage it against the engine and push the alternator out/towards the bumper to increase tension OR you can hit the top of the alternator with a hammer til its in the right place... sometimes these things A LOT of force, can't really hurt it by whacking it

Sorry, this is terrible advice. You most certainly CAN hurt an alternator by hammering it. Someone elsewhere said a replacement alternator cost them $700+!

As pointed out elsewhere, you have to loosen the base bolt(s) as well as the adjusting bolt on top - the alternator can easily be moved by hand then. Tighten to specs, then tighten the top bolt, then the base bolt(s).

[DerFlosser]

Originally Posted by Sir A.Y. Atoyot

Sorry, this is terrible advice. You most certainly CAN hurt an alternator by hammering it. Someone elsewhere said a replacement alternator cost them $700+!

As pointed out elsewhere, you have to loosen the base bolt(s) as well as the adjusting bolt on top - the alternator can easily be moved by hand then. Tighten to specs, then tighten the top bolt, then the base bolt(s).

Yep........agreed and thanks Scott for the schematic. That's some of the most idiotic advice I have heard.....you can't hurt and alternator by hammering it?????? -- Sweet Jesus. Please stop working on your own car.