Okay guys, Im havin a big prob with my alternator. I have it unbolted and now I cant get it out of the car. It is jammed in there. Any info on how to get it out would be appreciated before I get my M-80's out and really get it out. Stupid design

 

wrap a towel around it, and try to hammer it out

 

I will try, but it is getting to cold out to work. Maybe Im tryin to do it wrong or something

 

Never done it before on a KA, but the towel and a hammer doesn't sound like a great idea... But if it works, whatever.... I am just wondering that if you have to pound the old one out, how hard is it to get the new one in?

Driftmonster

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Well, it is a pain in the a**. The dumb thing is under the car. And of course there is like 3 inches of working space. Right now it is jammed against my sway bar and everything else. So far I have worked for 3 hours and nothing.

 

first i would take out the sway bar and free up some room.

 

Well, I unjammed it and pushed it towards the front by the radiator. Then moved two hoses right by there. With a little swearing and persuasion, it popped out and fell on the ground. Now, I am absolutly loathing how big a pain in the a** it is gonna be to put a new one in. Oh yeah, it is completely seized up, prolly the reason why it aint chargin

 

Damn that sucks, time for a new one? Good luck with putting in a new one lol.

 

I am really lookin forward to put it in NOT!!! Why are those stupid little things so expensive? I got quoted from 250 to 300 dollars new!!! I finally found a Bosch one for $120. I will never replace one of these ever again!!

 

the way I did mine was by takeing the intake pipeing off ( the black plastic pipe going to the trottle body). I didnt have any problems at all. hope this helps

 

Thanks you a ton I will definately try that. I do not even wanna try to put the new one in the same way I took out the old alternator.

 

Well, I got the dumb thing done at 2:30 in the morning. The 240 works like a charm. Had my buddy with small hands and arms help me.