getting alternator out of engine compartment

[jnuckols]

I've had the alternator off of mine twice in the past two years. It's a 1996 with a 1.3L 4 cyl. I get it out through the top. The metal A/C line is in the way on one side (closest to the fender), and a couple of small rigid metal pipes on the intake manifold are in the way on the other side (closest to the engine). It looks like some kind of metal vacuum line. There is one screw and one nut on a stud holding the small rigid pipes in place. I take out the screw and the nut, push the metal vacuum lines over, and then the alternator barely squeezes out. I hope that helps. It's hard to describe in words without pointing at it.