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Removal and Installation




Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Remove battery.
2. Remove air intake duct. Refer to "AIR CLEANER AND AIR DUCT".
3. Remove alternator, water pump and A/C compressor belt.




4. Remove alternator mounting bolts.
5. Remove power steering hose clamp mounting bolt.
6. Remove alternator stay mounting bolts and alternator stay.
7. Remove battery ground harness mounting bolt.
8. Remove alternator bracket mounting bolts and alternator bracket.




9. Disconnect alternator connector.
10. Remove B terminal nut.
11. Remove alternator ground harness mounting bolt.




12. Remove power steering oil reservoir tank mounting bolts, then slide power steering oil reservoir tank.
13. Remove alternator assembly upward.

ALTERNATOR PULLEY INSPECTION

Perform the following.
- Make sure that alternator pulley dose not rattle.
- Make sure that alternator pulley nut is tight.

Alternator pulley nut : 118 Nm (12.0 kg-m, 87 ft-lb)

INSTALLATION
Installation is the reverse order of removal, note the following point.
- Install alternator, and check tension of belt. Refer to "Checking Drive Belts".

CAUTION: Be sure to tighten "B" terminal nut carefully.
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