Anyone want to do a quick alternator job?

[saintg2005]

Hey all. I need an alternator installed I doesn't look all that difficult but I'm looking for someone who has done it before. I'll pay a project cost or money for beer lol. Either way I'd like to find someone to put it in. I should be receiving it Sat or Sun so it owuld be sometime next week. Thanks

[zurno]

lol, too bad Justin probably isn't available

I hear he can now do it without tools and without even looking at the engine bay while doing it

[trahma]

tell you what, i'll give you the one in my car right now for free and just take the new one off of your hands.

[Steve@Tasca]

tell you what, i'll give you the one in my car right now for free and just take the new one off of your hands.

Hmmm, didn't you just get a free one?

[focinite]

them poor motor mounts must just bee a screemin, and the axle seals must be loving the constant in and out treatment........ dont ask its much easer to do on a hoist that way!!!! soooooo shut yer mowf,,,er um , i mean i hate doing alts.......and um ,,,how bout them twins huh?-gotta go!!!

[trahma]

find anyone to help yet? if we can make our schedules align i can probably install this. can you get the car to the west side of the cities?

[IMINHELL]

Easiest way I found is to support the engine and remove tha pass. motor mount. Tilt it forward and your set. Takes me about 1/2 hour or so with the proper tools.


John

[trahma]

motor mount removal? shit you must work with focinite.

[sc0tty8]

motor mount removal? shit you must work with focinite.

Wow, that was a great description on how to remove the alternator, why don't you get off your high horse and tell us all how you do it?

From the ford tech manual for an 02 zetec(which is just as retarded)...

Removal

Remove the cooling fan motor and shroud. For additional information, refer to Section 303-03 .
Remove the accessory drive belt. For additional information, refer to Section 303-05 .
Remove the power steering pipe support brackets.

Remove the exhaust manifold heatshield.

Raise and support the vehicle. For additional information, refer to Section 100-02 .
Disconnect the generator electrical connectors.

Detach the generator.

Lower the vehicle.
Detach the generator.
Remove the clip.
Detach the generator.

Remove the generator.

Installation

To install, reverse the removal procedure.


I did mine from the top, iirc, I also had my intake manifold off, but, one should be able to drop it from the bottom no prob.

Either way, I do not understand why you shit on those that are far more skilled then you, trahma. focinite and IMINHELL are both great under the hood and I would trust either to work on any car of mine, both know their shit, both have done things beyond your realm of experience. focinite has done the SVT swap, a task that most, including you, Mr. "go forced induction", would never EVER attempt. John pretty much rebuilt the motor of his starquest in his garage, he does not have a full shop, for what he has to work with, my hat is off to him. For you to shit on a guy like him makes you look like you are taking candy from a baby, he is one of the best car guys I have ever met, very level headed and knows what he is talking about, out this way, some of us get our hands dirty.

Focinite may seem like an odd ball, but, he knows what he is doing, and, for a guy that came over clean as a whislte, he had no quims about getting dirty as we tore down my old motor.

Both of these guys are on planet earth, and, are some of my fav guys on this board. I am usualy a very negitive person(ask umdivx) so when I give praise, its for a good reason.

[focinite]

motor mount removal? shit you must work with focinite.

Wow, that was a great description on how to remove the alternator, why don't you get off your high horse and tell us all how you do it?

From the ford tech manual for an 02 zetec(which is just as retarded)...

Removal

Remove the cooling fan motor and shroud. For additional information, refer to Section 303-03 .
Remove the accessory drive belt. For additional information, refer to Section 303-05 .
Remove the power steering pipe support brackets.

Remove the exhaust manifold heatshield.

Raise and support the vehicle. For additional information, refer to Section 100-02 .
Disconnect the generator electrical connectors.

Detach the generator.

Lower the vehicle.
Detach the generator.
Remove the clip.
Detach the generator.

Remove the generator.

Installation

To install, reverse the removal procedure.


I did mine from the top, iirc, I also had my intake manifold off, but, one should be able to drop it from the bottom no prob.

Either way, I do not understand why you shit on those that are far more skilled then you, trahma. focinite and IMINHELL are both great under the hood and I would trust either to work on any car of mine, both know their shit, both have done things beyond your realm of experience. focinite has done the SVT swap, a task that most, including you, Mr. "go forced induction", would never EVER attempt. John pretty much rebuilt the motor of his starquest in his garage, he does not have a full shop, for what he has to work with, my hat is off to him. For you to shit on a guy like him makes you look like you are taking candy from a baby, he is one of the best car guys I have ever met, very level headed and knows what he is talking about, out this way, some of us get our hands dirty.

Focinite may seem like an odd ball, but, he knows what he is doing, and, for a guy that came over clean as a whislte, he had no quims about getting dirty as we tore down my old motor.

Both of these guys are on planet earth, and, are some of my fav guys on this board. I am usualy a very negitive person(ask umdivx) so when I give praise, its for a good reason.

. well tell you what i have my own way of doing things, it dont make better than any one, i have been working on cars/trucks/rigs for some time now, ill let all the youngsters do it the hard way, trust me i have seen many a people break shit prying the fuck outta the motor( valve cover,exhaust mani, brackets, radiators, there fore head) i chose to take a little extra time and do the job once. and thank you scott that was really nice of you , thank you now im sure tramma was just foolin cus we all know that hacks get good at some thing cus they have to redo it alot. im telling ya trams, you have something bent and thats why you keep shucking alts but any who? id bee willing to put my skill to the test and have a wrench off with any of you on here( air, no air) it dont matter, you all have it nice try doing this crap with some real pressure, if you dont beat time you dont get paid!!! think about that and then we will see how rip-and-taer you feel. plus if i break some thing it comes out of my pocket. so if you want to struggle ans sweat,thats fine, i choose to look good and feel good knowing that i only had to do it one time and my customer is happy!!!

[trahma]

Either way, I do not understand why you shit on those that are far more skilled then you, trahma. focinite and IMINHELL are both great under the hood and I would trust either to work on any car of mine, both know their shit, both have done things beyond your realm of experience. focinite has done the SVT swap, a task that most, including you, Mr. "go forced induction", would never EVER attempt. John pretty much rebuilt the motor of his starquest in his garage, he does not have a full shop, for what he has to work with, my hat is off to him. For you to shit on a guy like him makes you look like you are taking candy from a baby, he is one of the best car guys I have ever met, very level headed and knows what he is talking about, out this way, some of us get our hands dirty.

Focinite may seem like an odd ball, but, he knows what he is doing, and, for a guy that came over clean as a whislte, he had no quims about getting dirty as we tore down my old motor.

Both of these guys are on planet earth, and, are some of my fav guys on this board. I am usualy a very negitive person(ask umdivx) so when I give praise, its for a good reason.

Well first of all, you've never worked on a car with me so trying to judge what I know is quite pointless. I'm sorry, pulling a motor mount to replace a serpentine belt is about the most ass backwards thing I've heard in a while. I don't doubt that Rob is good with a wrench, nobody is perfect at what they do.

Removing the motor mount and tilting the engine forward is going to make it easier but it's definitely not necessary. Besides, he's not looking for instructions on how to change his alternator, he asked if someone would do it for him. (which btw I offered to do) I'm glad that some of you "get your hands dirty" but last time I checked I've worked on my car in every circumstance where I had the time to deal with it. I'm not superman with a wrench, but I still get the job done.

[sc0tty8]

Well first of all, you've never worked on a car with me so trying to judge what I know is quite pointless. I'm sorry, pulling a motor mount to replace a serpentine belt is about the most ass backwards thing I've heard in a while. I don't doubt that Rob is good with a wrench, nobody is perfect at what they do.

Bring it out, I have a garage and plenty of tools

[Louis Zerr]

just what i wanted to see, a good old fashinied wrench off.

Olympic rules or international wrench off rules?

[Eleanor Focus]

All I am going to say is the people need to learn how to play nice on the playground. Quit your whinning obout other people and just have fun. Every one makes mistakes and we all can learn from them. But negative talk does not go well in my book. Read the first part of my Signature, After My health issues, I no longer take anything for granted, But I do know one thing.

I joined this forum to learn more about my ride and find some friends, not to read or listen to a bunch of whinning brats!

I usually have a motto that if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all. But I am just sick of the whinning and just want to learn and enjoy what I get out of this forum. I hope to be on it for a long time, but I take every day one at a time.

[focinite]

All I am going to say is the people need to learn how to play nice on the playground. Quit your whinning obout other people and just have fun. Every one makes mistakes and we all can learn from them. But negative talk does not go well in my book. Read the first part of my Signature, After My health issues, I no longer take anything for granted, But I do know one thing.

I joined this forum to learn more about my ride and find some friends, not to read or listen to a bunch of whinning brats!

I usually have a motto that if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything at all. But I am just sick of the whinning and just want to learn and enjoy what I get out of this forum. I hope to be on it for a long time, but I take every day one at a time.

well said