How do you replace the alternator in a 1990 Toyota Celica 2.0 GTi?

Answer 1

There will be three bolts holding your alternator in place. One long bolt in towards the top back of it horizontally, this connects it to the engine. it is the last bolt you should take out and the first one you should put back in.

there is another bolt vertically in the front of it which goes down into a block which holds a horizontal bolt.

Once you get the main long bolt in the back screwed in and tightened down. Best to hand tighten down all the way before ratcheting as it will be a tight fit for a ratchet. Then you should screw the horizontal bolt through the block and into the alternator, but do not tighten it down. make sure to put your timing belt back on before going any further. Then take the four inch bolt that goes vertically and screw it into the alternator support and into the block. The block should have a threaded hole and a smooth hole. You want to stick the vertical bolt through the threaded hole.

You want to tighten that vertical bolt down until you can't move the belt. this puts the tension on the belt that runs the car. you can then tighten down the horizontal bolt. Put the plug back on and screw down the wire that should be somewhere near the top.

that's about it.