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#1
11-08-2004, 10:35 PM
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Hatchback ALT.
What's the best way to change the alternator on my car..
i've heard that you can take the brake master cylinder or go through the bottom back behind the front tire but i read something about a 32"in socket?? and it looks like a pain in the ass.... 89 civic hatch 
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11-08-2004, 11:14 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
its easyest to pull it out from the bottom. A 32" socket would be... well it wouldnt fit under the hood a civic, and if it did it wouldnt fit anything because its all metric.
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11-09-2004, 07:41 PM
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what are you guys talking about. You can take the alternator right out of the bottom of the car. Put it on a lift or jack it up and first loosen the tightening bolt from the top and then go to the bottom and loosen the bolts. It is a tite fit but it comes out withought taking anything else out. To get the new one in you gotta take the bracket off and pull it out, then put the new one up there and reconnect everythign.
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#4
11-09-2004, 07:49 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
Remove the belt
Remove alternator - shove to side Remove alt. bracket on engine block Stuff new alt. in Re-install alt. bracket Install Alt./belt Check belt tension 
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#5
11-09-2004, 08:47 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
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#6
11-09-2004, 08:56 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
really?? so if you jack it up you can just yank it out?
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#8
11-09-2004, 09:07 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
sweet... can you push the new one in through where you yank the old one out?? or do you have to go about it a different way???
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#9
11-09-2004, 09:37 PM
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WHAT?!
I was told to take the axel out too, and thats what i did and it still took forever to do
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#10
11-09-2004, 09:46 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
see that's what i orginially heard to..... but i heard soemthing about just takin it out the bottom now.. i'm needin to know cause my alt took a shit on me and i need to put a new one in it..
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#11
11-09-2004, 09:52 PM
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i dunno cuz it looks like the axel has to come out
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11-09-2004, 09:56 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
that or the brake master cylinder..... so i've been told..
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11-09-2004, 10:07 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
i dont know if anyone othe than me has tried this but i took it out from the top.....i have the dual point injection....so i took out the bolts and unhooked the wires, took off the belt, and maneuvered it behind the intake and brought it out...didnt take too long either
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11-09-2004, 11:34 PM
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Re: Hatchback ALT.
it can come out the bottom with out taking the axle off. just wiggle it out
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