Common questions

How do you install an alternator on a Chevy Trailblazer?

How do you install an alternator on a Chevy Trailblazer?

Unscrew the right-engine lift hook from the engine too using the wrench or ratchet and socket if you have a 4.2L engine. Unplug the alternator electrical connector and remove the battery cable using a ratchet and socket if you have a 5.3L or 6.0L engine. Unbolt the alternator from the engine.

How do you install a new alternator in a car?

Installing the New Alternator Slide the new alternator into place. You might have to wiggle the alternator around to squeeze it back into place in a crowded engine bay. Insert the mounting bolts. Slide the mounting bolts through the alternator and into the mounting bracket. Run the belt over the new alternator pulley.

How do you remove an alternator from a 4.2L engine?

Unbolt the alternator from the engine. Use a ratchet, ratchet extension and socket if you have a 4.2L engine model. On 5.3L and 6.0L engine models, remove the two lower mounting bolts using the ratchet, ratchet extension and socket. Move the alternator away from the engine just a few inches if you have a 4.2L engine model.

Where is the insert jack on an alternator?

Insert jack stands beneath the vehicle for safety once it’s jacked up. Remove the main power cable from the alternator. The main power cable will be the thick cable attached to the alternator that runs from the battery.

Unscrew the right-engine lift hook from the engine too using the wrench or ratchet and socket if you have a 4.2L engine. Unplug the alternator electrical connector and remove the battery cable using a ratchet and socket if you have a 5.3L or 6.0L engine. Unbolt the alternator from the engine.

Installing the New Alternator Slide the new alternator into place. You might have to wiggle the alternator around to squeeze it back into place in a crowded engine bay. Insert the mounting bolts. Slide the mounting bolts through the alternator and into the mounting bracket. Run the belt over the new alternator pulley.

Unbolt the alternator from the engine. Use a ratchet, ratchet extension and socket if you have a 4.2L engine model. On 5.3L and 6.0L engine models, remove the two lower mounting bolts using the ratchet, ratchet extension and socket. Move the alternator away from the engine just a few inches if you have a 4.2L engine model.

Insert jack stands beneath the vehicle for safety once it’s jacked up. Remove the main power cable from the alternator. The main power cable will be the thick cable attached to the alternator that runs from the battery.

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