Alternator wont come out

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tweeve

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Location

Tri-Cities, Washington

• Apr 7, 2005

• #1

Hi Im new to the forum, So this last weekend I went wheeling with my 95 XJ and killed my alternator. I got a new one and a new battery, I got the old alternator disconected but the stupid thing wont come out of the engine bay. It gets hung up no matter what way I seem to try to take it out.

Any help Im compleatly lost.

 

cal

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Location

Hammertown, USA

• Apr 7, 2005

• #2

I changed mine two days ago.

I had to pry it loose - it was really tight in there. After i got it loose, i rotated it like 20-30 degree's, slid it forward past the lower alternator mount, rotated it like 30 degree's back the original direction, back past the mount, and it slid down and out.

It took me 2-3 tries to figure out what position it had to be in.

-cal

 

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tweeve

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Location

Tri-Cities, Washington

• Apr 7, 2005

• #3

I tied to come out the back from the bottem but there is something there for the AC that is blocking it.

 

cal

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Location

Hammertown, USA

• Apr 7, 2005

• #4

I had a simular problem. It took me 5 minutes or so to figure it out, but it required rotating it to a different angle before trying to take it down, and rotating it again while taking it down. If you were local to SoCal, I'd offer to come give you a hand with it, but washington is a bit out of my normal field of travel.

-Cal

 

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tweeve

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Location

Tri-Cities, Washington

• Apr 7, 2005

• #5

I got it figured out....I had to remove a bolt and lossen another bolt that hold on the braket that hold the alternator and it just sliped out after that.

 

cal

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Location

Hammertown, USA

• Apr 7, 2005

• #6

I didnt try that. Maybe I should have.

 

ROBZ95Xj

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Location

Keene NH

• Apr 7, 2005

• #7

I just removed the 2 bolts that held the altenator on then removed the batery and tray and pulled it up.

 

Dingo509

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Location

Yakima, WA

• Apr 7, 2005

• #8

check you motor mounts
Sounds stpid but i had to pull the bracket with the alt until replaced the motor mount, it pushes the motor up enough that the alt will come out without pulling the bracket.

Dingo

 

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fire325

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Location

Morehead, Kentucky

• Apr 8, 2005

• #9

robz95xj said:

I just removed the 2 bolts that held the altenator on then removed the batery and tray and pulled it up.

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Same here.

 

theslacker

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Location

Wet Coast of BC

• Apr 8, 2005

• #10

Alot easier when you pull the battery tray