Help!!! I can't get the alternator out!!!

[freddyshoop]

Does anybody know how to get the alternator out of a 2001 New Beetle TDI? It's loose all bolts out ect. but I can't find a path to get it outta there. Please help, it's my girlfriends car and she's starting to figure out I'm not that cool. P.S. I have the Bently service manual but it's not that much help. It say's remove tensioner, remove alternator, installation is reverse of removal, a little vague to say the least, lol. Oh yeah, I removed the tensioner. PLEASE HELP!!!

[veedubmechanic]

unbolt the a/c compressor on the bottom and move it out of the way

[freddyshoop]

Already did that but the bracket is still in the way, the bracket by the way cannot be removed without taking half the effen motor apart. I just don't see how it can come out. please tell me you've actually taken one out before.

[hako]

Can you onbolt the engine mount(s) and jack the engine up a bit to give you more room? - I found this made it possible to reove the alt on my old Jag XJ6L.

[veedubmechanic]

you need to use a pry bar to pry the alternator out of the bracket. once thats done you should be able to drop it down with the ac compressor removed

[rayha]

freddyshoop,

So did you get the alternator out. I am facing the same problem on a 03 TDI Beetle. I have the alternator loose, the tensioner out, and the A/C pump hanging. I just cannot see a way for it to come out! Any insight would be great.

Thanks, Rayha

[orangebug]

I just did mine the other day on my 2003 2.0. It was kind of like solving a arubics cube, but I got it out without loosening any motor mounts. I should have taken pictures.