I am trying to get the alternator out of my 2000 Sonata 2.4L 4 cyl, this is the only post that comes up on a search, and it doesn't help me. I have been going to hmaservice.com for some time, and it is a valuable reference, but it doesn't say how to wiggle the thing out of that "caged in" area it is trapped in. No room to go up, down, left, right, unless I remove something else! Options seem to be, intake manifold, RF axle and exhaust system, or the whole engine cradle.
Some references say to loosen the radiator, but the alternator is behind the engine, doesn't make sense, like they were referring to a '57 Chevy...
I thought I saw a hole big enough under the frame, behind the right front wheel, and I removed the oil filter for clearance, but no way.
There has to be a trick to this, can anybody tell me? Thank you, thank you, thank you.