LV-426 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Hi all, I am helping my friend maintain his 95 Legacy 2WD 4-Door. The car died a couple days ago and we put a new battery in it and it ran like a champ. Well this morning he said the car died again. So it must be the alternator. So I have never changed out an alternator, what are some tips I should follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livingtodie Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Its pretty straight forward, unhook the battery and the two leads on the altinator, pull off the belt guard if there is still one on the car. pull the bolt out for the tentioner (tentioner is on the left front of the altinator when your looking at it, you have to pull out the little bolt that goes into the altinator the long one is your tention adjustment), then just pull out the long bolt on the other side (there is a nut with a lock on the back side) then pull it out, might need to pry it a little they fit snug. that should do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Cool, sounds pretty good. But do I need to worry about the tensioner adjustment thing? I mean, I have never worked with the belts so I am unsure as how tight or not tight they should be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livingtodie Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 you can just mark the tentioner screw with a marker or a dab of paint, should get you where you need to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Another noob question... It died in a parking lot and I want to get it back to my friend's house. If I let it sit for a few hours, will it make it back to my friend's house when we restart it? It's approx. a 5 mile drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livingtodie Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 hard to say, how lucky are you feeling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnifeyMcShanker Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Drive there in a car with a good working alternator, when you get there swap the batteries between the cars. Use the car with good battery and bad alt to jumps tart car with bad battery and good alt. You should get 5 miles just fine, just make sure you have things like lights, amp, etc off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 We too k the battery out and charged it at an autozone. We got drove it home and I put a new alternator in today. I was super sketchy though because I just tightened it back down and made sure the belt was taut. It runs great and didnt make any weird noise so I am going to knock on wood and say mission accomplished. I am a little concerned because I didnt mark where the adjustment was before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livingtodie Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Eh should be fine, whats the worst that could happen? I don't think it will burn to the ground from a belt issue.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Eh should be fine, whats the worst that could happen? I don't think it will burn to the ground from a belt issue.... I was about to say yeah but are you being sarcastic? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livingtodie Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 yeah maybe just a little, or alot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Well his car hasnt burnt to the ground yet and it runs great so it looks like I got lucky. Thanks gents! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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