Alternator Replacement with Pics for 4.4 M62 V8 (rebuilt)

[thunderX]

Just did this job, nice write-up.

Here's something that might help also w/ that pain in the ass power steering hose:
1. Remove the 2 mounting bolts for the pwr steering reservoir so the hose moves more.
2. Tie-wrap the pwr steering hose to the radiator mount

When you do this, the alternator comes out and drops right in.

The other thing that can help is removing the 3 upper radiator hose connections except the upper radiator connection- it is tough to remove and does not need to be removed anyway.

Refilling the coolant didn't require bleeding out the air- save yourself the mess and just fill top it back off.

My X went into fail safe mode when the alternator broke. It ran poorly and wouldn't idle until I drove it around my neighborhood for about 15 min., then it returned to normal.

ThunderX