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Originally Posted by jac
The plastic housing on the back side of the alternator does not have any markings besides the B+ and B-. I am also unable to see how to remove that housing to even attempt access to the regulator, so I am just gonna remove the whole thing.
Now, to remove the alternator, I guess I need to remove the fan shroud and radiator fan too? Otherwise I don't see how I can get clearance to move the tensioner pulley to losen the belt. I see I need a T50 male socket to move it and the socket alone is like 1.5 inches long so I can't fit the breaker bar nor ratchet without removing the fan. :-(
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I stuffed my phone down there and took a whole bunch of blind pics; my white label was still intact, so it was easy to tell from one of the 20 random pics I got.
Been a while since I replaced mine, but yes you need to detension and remove the belt. First, remove the shroud fasteners at the top and but leave the shroud in place. Then remove the fan clutch (it's reverse threaded) from the water pump snout and remove the fan/clutch and shroud together; do not bang it into the back side of the radiator. Do the same sandwich on reassembly. To make alt removal easier, loosen the long bolt 3 or 4 turns, then whack it gently as indicated above; makes removal from the OFH bracket sooooo much easier.