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How do you replace an alternator on a Ford truck?

How do you replace an alternator on a Ford truck?

Place one hook on the belt and hook the other end at a convenient place on the front of the truck or grill. Loosen or remove two 10mm bolts on the bottom of the alternator. You may not have to remove them if the mounting ears on the alternator are slotted, making removal and installation very simple.

How to easily remove the alternator and belt?

How To Easily Remove The Alternator And Belt ( Many Photos ) 1) Drive car up ramps ( I made ramps using 4 X 13 foot secondhand scaffold boards £5 each ). Disconnect battery negative connector. Jack up right hand side front of car off the ramp and support with axle stand. Remove front wheel and splash shield, 3 screws. ( Photo 1 ).

How to replace an alternator on a 1995 GMC?

Somewhere on your vehicle there is a tensioner pulley. You’ll need to move it enough to slip the belt off the pulley. Our ’95 GMC has a standard spring-loaded GM tensioner that required us to pull it back with a wrench.

What kind of tool do I need to remove alternator on Mondeo?

Other Mondeos could need a hexagon shaped tool, not square. This tool fits square hole or hexagon shaped hole behind tensioner pulley. Pull to the left to remove pressure on the belt and lift the slack belt off alternator pulley ( Photos 7, 8 and 9 ).

How to replace the alternator on a 6.0 power stroke?

Push down on the alternator and pull the serpentine belt off the alternator pulley. Remove the through bolt and the pivot bolt and pull the alternator off the mounting bracket. Place the new alternator onto the bracket and thread the through bolt and pivot bolt into place using your fingers. Do not tighten them.

How do you replace a serpentine belt on an alternator?

With your new alternator in, tighten or re-install your 10mm lower mounting bolts, then replace the serpentine belt as you control the tension of your tensioner pulley. Be sure to confirm that the belt is on all pulleys as it should be.

What happens if you do not replace your alternator?

When the alternator fails, you must remove it so you can rebuild it or replace it with a working alternator. If you do not replace the alternator, you could damage your vehicle’s battery and possibly the electrical system. Loosen the negative battery cable connector using a socket and ratchet.

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Ruth Doyle