1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the air cleaner housing.
3. Remove the serpentine belt.
4. Remove the upper alternator bracket bolt.
5. Remove the lower alternator bracket bolt.
6. Remove the alternator from the vehicle.
Here are additional details for each step:
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. This will prevent the alternator from being damaged when you remove it.
-Locate the negative battery terminal. It will be marked with a "−" sign and usually has a black cable attached to it.
-Use a wrench to loosen the nut that holds the negative battery cable in place.
-Remove the negative battery cable from the terminal.
2. Remove the air cleaner housing. The air cleaner housing is located on top of the engine. It is usually held in place by a few bolts.
-Use a wrench to loosen the bolts that hold the air cleaner housing in place.
-Remove the bolts and lift the air cleaner housing off of the engine.
3. Remove the serpentine belt. The serpentine belt is a long, thin belt that runs around the engine. It drives the alternator, power steering pump, and other accessories.
-Use a serpentine belt removal tool to loosen the serpentine belt.
-Once the belt is loose, remove it from the engine.
4. Remove the upper alternator bracket bolt. The upper alternator bracket bolt is located on the top of the alternator.
-Use a wrench to loosen the upper alternator bracket bolt.
-Remove the upper alternator bracket bolt.
5. Remove the lower alternator bracket bolt. The lower alternator bracket bolt is located on the bottom of the alternator.
-Use a wrench to loosen the lower alternator bracket bolt.
-Remove the lower alternator bracket bolt.
6. Remove the alternator from the vehicle. Once the alternator bracket bolts are removed, you can remove the alternator from the vehicle.
-Gently pry the alternator out of the engine bay.
-Be careful not to drop the alternator.
