go to your local auto zone, oreilley, or advance autos and look at a manual there
or try these links:
http://i603.Photobucket.com/albums/tt120/TomS93Cobra/BMW%20Tech/Tensioner.png
http://www.bmw330ci.net/maintenance/belts.php
The alternator is driven by the drive belt. Find the belt and follow the routing and you will find the alternator.
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There should be a placard with a diagram of the routing of the belt, located under the hood.
Remove the neg battery cab;e then the wires on the alternator.. Disengage the belt and take the mounting bolts out of the alternator. There should be a routing schematic for the belt on the fan shroud.
Take a 15 mm ratchet put it on the middle bolt of the belt tensioner located on the the top left of the motor right next to the alternator push down and it will release the belt then follow the belt routing guide to get it back on.
Get the new belt and start by removing the alternator
Belt diagrams help the person changing the belt know that they are replacing the part correctly. A diagram for a 2002 Ford Focus belt routing can be found in the maintenance manual.
The alternator is usally on an adjustable slide mounted to the engine. If you adjust the alternator on that slide to take the tension off the belt you should be good to go to put the new belt on. The routing diagram for routing the serpentine belt should be on a placard mounted under the hood on the frame. It should also be in your user's/maintenance manual. Make sure to adjust the alternator properly on its slide mount so that there is sufficient tension in the belt.
look in your owners manual or under the hood of your car for the routing diagram.