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Re: alternator replacement
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Originally Posted by baggyshorts80
hi....new to this forum, but it seems like it's pretty cool and has alot of talented people out there. my daughter has a '97 ford escort, and i dont know what kind. however....she needs to replace the alternator. from what i can see and read in here, that car has one serpentine belt. is this true, and how hard is it to replace it? can someone kind of walk me thru it? pics would help, (if available) once again, thanks for all ur help! baggyshorts
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Hi on these cars its super easy all you need is a 3/8 breaker bar to (pry)move the belt tensionier out of the way and then remove the belt Alt is pretty easy also. See autozone.com for pics and a how-to that they have up.
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