How do you remove the alternator from the engine capartment from a 87' Honda Accord DX. It seem as there is no way to do this without removing engine?

Answer 1

*Remove the negative battery connection!
*Raise the right side of the car and place it on a stand and remove the front tire.
*Remove the air cleaner (and several hoses, one electrical connection).
*Remove 3 vacumn components (box looking thing and two round what-ya-ma-call-ems) and several more vacumn lines from the right side of the engine compartment.
*There is one hose connecting from the engine block to the intake manifold that is has coolant flow in it. It was in my way and and I disconnected the manifold end of that hose. Lost a little coolant on the ground. Nothing major.
*Remove the upper bracket that are holding and tensioning the anternator.
*Remove the belt.
*Remove the anternator lower bolt. I also removed the lower bracket, I'm not sure I really needed to though.
*Turn the back end of the alternature up and disconnect the wires.
*Lift the pulley end out through the space made by disconnecting the vacumn stuff.
*When it seems to be stuck, roll the alternater about 90 degrees and keep lifting. *Tight, but IT FITS through.
*Place the new one back down the same way. Connect the wires then bolt into place.
Good luck! You have to pull the driver's side axel. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A lot of Honda engine repairs are done through wheel well. Y-THINK-Y