Swapping the alternator and power steering pump

[coolerman]

Yes, ScottG this came up again under the ARB Switch discussion. How do you like it? Was it a hard fir into the ARB? Any leaks? How fast is it?
Complaints? Hard install? Care to do a write up on it? Damn I'm just full of questions today!

[Kennedy]

I just wrote up a huge install for you guys and the board ate it. Uggh.
Here's the cliffs notes. I'm too pissed to right all of this up again today.

Install was not bad. Nissan Mike was super helpful in custom fabbing the banjo steering pump adapter. Most of it bolted right in, very little cutom fab work required. AC has lots of pointer too.

Here's a good pathy right up that'll help. My comments are very similar.

This thing kicks ass! Only HAD to use it once, put I like to pull things around with it. No problem with power.

If you're really serious about this email me directly and I'll reply with my phone number so you can call, I can then give you some install scoop.

http://www.off-road.com/nissan/mods/pathfinder/3/

[Harbones]

Originally posted by Kennedy
I just wrote up a huge install for you guys and the board ate it. Uggh.
Here's the cliffs notes. I'm too pissed to right all of this up again today.

Install was not bad. Nissan Mike was super helpful in custom fabbing the banjo steering pump adapter. Most of it bolted right in, very little cutom fab work required. AC has lots of pointer too.

Here's a good pathy right up that'll help. My comments are very similar.

This thing kicks ass! Only HAD to use it once, put I like to pull things around with it. No problem with power.

If you're really serious about this email me directly and I'll reply with my phone number so you can call, I can then give you some install scoop.

http://www.off-road.com/nissan/mods/pathfinder/3/

Oh man that sucks so bad. I hate it when that crap happens . Worst part is you know the second draft will never be as good as the first. I have finally gotten into the habit of writing long postings in wordpad, and then doing a copy/paste job at the end. In general I find wordpad much more reliable than the internet .

[coolerman]

So did your winch have a better hand controller, circuit breaker, and paint job? What was the deal with the banjo bolt? Can you reach the speed controller through the stock ARB hole? Does your ARB flex as his did under heavy load?

[Kennedy]

Look here in a few hours for a full review

[Schludwiller]

I didn't want this post to get lost in the Alternator/Steering thread. They are both good theads and this should help keep them on track. Thanks for the post!

Click HERE for the MM post.

[Kennedy]

I was just about to post this new in "Exterior Mods" but had a work crisis.
Thanks for moving it to a more appropriate forum.

[blackx]

Not to beat what seems to be a dead horse, but has anyone made any headway in the direction of relocating the alternator on the X? I fried my first alternator this weekend, and I never even really knew this was a problem until reading a little bit. I have been told this is operator error, not a design error, but hey, mudpuddles happen. I just feel like there has to be SOME sort of solution...

[Matt Peckham]

does anyone have a bolt hole configuration and spec for the stock alternator? I was going to shoot a message to a company that builds high amp alternators, maybe they could make one with a bracket design that fits in the swap location. they do 140-250 amp alternators. That should do the trick.

Matt

[OffroadX]

Even if you get an alternator that will fit the power steering pump braket, you've got a long road left. The power steering pump will have to be relocated, PS lines re-routed, and even then it won't mount to the original alternator bracket!

Brent

[Kerensky97]

The way I see it you only need:
New alternator bracket
New PS Pump Bracket
New Power Steering lines

The brackets are the problem.
The hoses from the pump to the steering mechanism itself would be shorter than stock, but you would need long hoses back to the PS fluid resevoir.

It would be a pain to do but I'd pay $200 for a relocation kit.
It would be even better if they could throw in a High Output Alternator.
Since you make your own brackets you could use any HiOut Alternator already on the market.

I wonder how interested an after-market producer would be in this.
I bet there are twenty or more people who have fried an alternator in their Xterra.

[xoc]

Still a lot of work to raise the alternator 3 inches

[Kerensky97]

Originally posted by xoc
Still a lot of work to raise the alternator 3 inches

True 3" isn't much.
I'd like to get it on top, that's one thing I envy about the Jeep Liberty Engine

[Aussie]

How about this.
Put one of these compressors (extremeoutback)

where the alternator is and then making brackets for the alternator at the top of the engine.

This way you can buy a high power alternator and make the brackets for the new alternator and still drive the truck. Plus you end up with a 8cft/min air compressor.

Richard

[OffroadX]

There's no room under the hood to add that compressor and move the alternator up any higher without shuffling yet more accessories.

Then again, there's the new Cadillac V12 engine in development, with all the accessories at the BACK of the engine where they can nest over the transmission and allow the engine to fit in the length of a V8. Probably well-protected, but man, what a bitch to work on!

Brent