It is a little tricky. I would suggest buying a haynes or a chilton manual. You can find them at autozone.
Loosen the tensioner pulley. Put the belt around the alternator pulley and the tensioner pulley. Move the tensioner pulley to the right until the belt is tight. Tighten the tensioner pulley.
loosen the tension on the belt with the tension pulley, remove the belt then disconnect your wires from the alternator then take the 3-4 bolts, holding the alternator on, off. then do the opposite to put the new one back on
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alternator on a 2000 Pontiac runs off a serpentine belt if its loose then chances are ur serpentine belt is worn or stretched or your tensioner pulley is bad or the tensioner itself..alternator bolts stable does not move like the old setup.
by removing the old one first
Remove the wiring harness from your 1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager alternator. Remove the alternator belt. Remove the alternator retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new alternator.
You will have to replace the regulator assembly.
Remove the belt from your 2001 Suzuki alternator. Remove the wiring harness from the back of the alternator. Remove the alternator retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new alternator.
you will need a pulley puller, pull off the pulley when you replace just bolt it back in place it might take a little muscle to get it started.
This operation is of moderate difficulty and can be done with hand tools. First the battery cables should be disconnected. Second, the tensioner pulley should be depressed to free the serpentine belt. At this point the alternator can be unbolted from the its engine accessory mount. The new alternator, belt, and cables can then be reinstalled and connected, in that order.
1hour labour $55-80 1 alternator about $190 total about $245-270 Maximum
You can begin by removing the wiring harness from the back of your 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan alternator. Remove the alternator belt. Remove the retaining nuts. Reverse the process to install your new alternator.