Once the alternator is bolted in and hanging on its curved barcket, you slip the belt over the pulleys and pull back on the alternator until it's just snug. Then you find the tensioner bolt/screw for the idler pulley at the end of the bracket. Tighten this bolt until the belt has about 1/8" give at the midway point between pulleys. I think all you need is a 14mm and a 12mm socket with a short extension to do all of it.
Relax belt by holding automatic belt tensioner with large socket and/or breaker bar
The alternator on a 92 Nissan Maxima is changed by disconnecting the wiring harness, loosening the retaining bolts, and removing the drive belt. The bolts can then be fully removed and the alternator swapped out.
usually the squealing is from the alternator or the alternator belt in most cases it is the belt try to tighten it or replacing
It has a timing chain which if different--it does not need replacing at 100K like a belt!
ther is a tesionor pulley that releives pressure to the belt. it should take a 5/8 wrench
You do not have to but it is recommended to do so.
Not enough belt tension.
Maybe that alternator is bad or your belt could be lose cheak the puge is it the same alternator how your bat
If it is a serpentine belt, the tension is automatically adjusted by the tension idler. If the belt is loose then the tensioner needs replacing. If it is a normal drive belt, then the alternator is mounted on a slotted bracket that allows you to adjust the position of the alternator. You can loosen the bolts and adjust the tension on the belt.
Its on the passenger side of the car. It comes out of the bottom. There is a small splash guard covering it. The A/C belt has to come off before the alternator belt. Have fun! Have you tried opening the hood?????????
Suggest replacing all the belts also. 1st belt, remove coolant res. loosen the pulley next to the res. then there is a tension bolt behind it. get under the car, the alternator is right there on the passenger side. possible under a small shield. loosen all the bolts on the alternator, then there is a tentioner on the alternator. loosen that, remove belt, then take out the rest of the bolts, along with the plug and the ground wire to the alternator. for the P/S belt, loosen the other pulley 14mm, and then the tention bolt is another 12mm.
You can find the alternator on the front, right hand side, of your engine. Remove the cables from the alternator. Remove the belt. Remove the retaining nuts. Reverse the process to install the new alternator.