I see that some people are struggling with the bolt that goes through the alternator at the engine. I just replaced my alternator and struggled with this for a few minutes. My solution was to loosen the nut but not completely it, I then grabbed the alternator with one hand on each side and rocked it back and forth while sliding it towards the front of the car. This worked well for me.Good Luck!
Few things: Loosen the mounting bracket so it can be maneuvered over towards the passenger side to make it an easy removal and install. You do not need to remove the lower bolt, just loosen a bit and pull out towards the front of the car. Make sure when you're putting the new alternator back, first get the belt back into position, push the alt down to a tense point, tighten the upper mounting bolt to finger tight, adjust tightness, then tighten the mounting bolt full. You can reach the lower mounting bolt easily with a ratchet underneath. No mess, no fuss. Done in an hour. Edit: also transfer the lower bolt to the new alternator to make it easier on yourself.
This video really helped me out....i found it easier to take the fan off...it snaps out and slidesup and leaves you plenty room to pull out the alternator
Thanks, this worked great. The only thing that sucked was pulling the oil filter. It would have been great if I needed to do an oil change at the same time. Putting it back in was easy once I ran the lower bolt all the way through and then laid it into the channel. Worked like a champ, I'd still like to get ahold of the engineer that designed this setup and give him a piece of my mind. Whole job took about 1.5 hours because of some minor issues on my part.
This job was a pain! Part of it is my fault because I failed to realize the lower bolt doesn't have to be removed at all, just the nut loosened enough to where you can pull it out.
DO NOT REMOVE OIL FILTER !! There’s an easier way. Just disconnect your upper radiator hose (save any coolant that may come out), disconnect power to your cooling fan. Now remove the fan shroud assembly. There is more than enough room to remove the alternator. I never had to get under the car let alone having to jack the car up. Everything can be done from the top. Just saying. Let me know if you find this easier than the whole oil change thing. I should have made the video! :)
You can shimmy it past the cat and oil filter with some patience. I didn’t have to take apart the water pump or filter to remove and put back the alternator just some twist and turns
No need to remove the bottom Alternator bolt. Just loosen the nut. It will pull out once top bolt,belt and wires to alternator are removed. And it can be removed from top if you disconnect radiator hose and remove fan which are easy to remove. Once it's out, THEN remove bottom alternator bolt and transfer it to the new one. Bolts are 12 mm. Also, Check the prices of alternators at your local parts dealer first. I called a few places and they wanted about 240 dollars, which I thought was outrageous. Went on Amazon and purchased one for 100 bucks and it arrived next day. Not sure what a shop would charge to replace an alternator, but I'm sure at least 400, so definitely worth doing yourself.
I completely disagree. I didn't notice he'd removed the filter so I loosened the bracket. Antifreeze seeped out & I struggled like crazy getting the alternator out the top way.
Before doing anything, disconnect the negative terminal of the battery. Step 1. Jack up the passenger side car safely, remove the passenger front tire and the small fender liner that is connected with 3-10mm bolts. Step 2. Remove the fan by taking off 2-10 mm bolts that hold the air intake, and unclip the radiator hose from it, set aside. Step 3. Disconnect the electric connections from the fan and remove it by pushing in the 2 clips at the top that connect it to the radiator. You might need to disconnect the radiator hose from the radiator to lift it out, if so, drain a little coolant beforehand so you don't spill it everywhere. Step 4. Remove the bolts from the alternator (he does a decent job of explaining this part in the video). Step 5. Disconnect the electrical connections from the alternator (again, reference the video) Step 6. The bottom bolt in the alternator, that has a super long bolt, do like he says and tap it out with a wrench or something, and then because you took the fender liner off, you can reach down behind the wheel assembly and pull the bolt all the way out. If you do not remove the fender liner you cannot remove the bolt. He does not say this in the video, in fact, he doesn't mention how to remove that last bolt at all. Step 7. Pull the alternator out from the top and install new alternator, using the reverse directions of removing it. I hope this helps. You'll need 10 and 12 mm sockets and a lugnut wrench. You might need a pair of pliers to help with stubborn tabs on electrical connections and the clamps to remove the radiator hose if you are so inclined.
Thank for posting this. I was perplexed trying to figure out how to get the bottom "bolt" out. I still don't understand why it doesn't work its way out in normal operation. 🤔
I think it should have a nut on the end, right? I took on this job midway through so I don't know, but I put a nut on the end to fasten it, otherwise it would just come right off.
Ughh,there's a bolt under the bottom of alternator,once you loosen, it does not need to come out,the oil filter does,the bolt that is where the slot is to loosen belt,remove,with tensioner bolt.pry upward from bolt on bottom,it is sitting in a slot,the alternator and bolt stay together,I struggled thinking the bolt was like a front break pin..once it's loose it has to be unseated by going up.Hope this helps!
@@Settegast1000 Heh, heh... I'm just glad to know there are other options. Whatever works best... 👍🏻 Next door neighbor had a V6 Sable (2003 I think) & the A/C compressor locked up & the pulley bearing went bad. Aftermarket companies actually make a pulley that you can mount in the compressor's place to bypass the A/C in a Sable or Taurus. Only problem was, they don't make one for the V6 Sable. 😕 So I had to remove the pulley to replace the bearing... talk about a SUCKY task... It. Was. Brutal.
I finally got it done, and although your video really did help quite a bit, you really could have done a better job explaining and more detail. first off, you absolutely should not take the oil filter off, you should remove the fan and that the hose also. I had one hell of a time figuring out how to life the alternator up to remove it. but, anyhow, at least you covered most of the bases. so I do ty
lost, cant seem to pull the alternator up away from the stud that lays in it, i have a 2008 elantra and spent two hours trying to figure out how to release the alternator up and and out, very frustrated????
how do you not have to pull that bottom stud all the way out? it sits through a channel in the alternator. I dont see a way around that and the end of the stud is hitting the side of the car or wheel well...how do I get that out?
I know it's been a while since this was asked, but if you're referring to the bolt that would come out of the passenger side, I took it out by removing some of the plastic screws and a few bolts that hold the plastic inner fender. I took out enough to be able to move the plastic out of the way and get the bolt out. That was the worst to take out of the 3. Good luck everyone, keep at it!
Question: I try to remove the alternator for 2008 hyundI elantra as your video, but the bottom stude volt with square head was hitting a wall. It has no room to pull that volt completely from akternator.. That volt was holding the alternator up and down. I can not take out that volt unless I cut it. How did you remove that volt from the alternator? Please let me know. Thank you
You can’t just tell people to take the oil filter out just easy peesy when that shit leaks and you’ll need more oil ect. Lmao give more detail man. Just criticism. But overall good vid bud.
Hmm..I'm not too certain, I'd have to check, but I think my alternator is missing that connector from the beginning. What is it for and what is the exact name of it
@@harvybirdman8864 yes I found the connector it definitely was there the whole time.. I was able to get the belt off and the alternator loose.. next I have to drain the oil take off the filter and remove the cables.
Not my 1995 Accent. I don't know why they had to make them more complicated over the years. Probably just to irritate us and give us more bruises and scrapes.
So take it to a mechanic, got it! Lol yeah I read the comments too. Sounds like a messy pain in the butt. Eventually I'd like to be able to work on my own vehicle for jobs like this I'll fork out the cash for now.
It's bad enough he didn't provide a tool list or even tell all the tools used during the process but to be so vague & cut out the actual work as well... What's the point?
I did this exact task earlier this evening & I would say yes. I did not remove the oil filter & I struggled immensely trying to pull the old alternator out the top way. I had to bend my A/C lines to get it out. Dropping the oil filter would make it so much easier. You wouldn't have to drain all the oil; only what spills when you drop the filter. 👌🏻
@@DoyleFM Thanks! I just replaced mine yesterday as well. Took the oil filter out. At the same time i changed the oil pan. Killed 2 birds with one stone.
LOLOL I refuse to play ur chinese food mind games Dude I'm so pissssed... I wrote out a fucking 3 paragraph story about how I work at a chinese restaurant nd I pressed send or ok and it was loading forever so I had to exit out and turn on my phone data cuz this wifi here is good but it's like crap sometimes... I'm so pissed... I'm sitting at a dining room chinese shop now lol its downtime and my story I how I lost my car in brooksville FL... I'm on my phone and dont feel re typing all that stuff just know that reference I caught so fast that scene I watch with the chinese girls here there like 4 and 8 and they crack up. that scene cracks me how every time My only question to u is... how did I get that scene reference from this guy replacement of an alternator... was he saying and then a lot... 2 things I'm gonna re watch this to see if hes like and then... which I think he was and I'm gonna bust out some drive thru chinese food scene on youtube and die
@@mattmgarza I didn't take the wheel off. But I did turn the steering wheel completely to the right to give more access. And I took the little lstic cover piece off that's covering the belts from the passenger wheel well
I see that some people are struggling with the bolt that goes through the alternator at the engine. I just replaced my alternator and struggled with this for a few minutes. My solution was to loosen the nut but not completely it, I then grabbed the alternator with one hand on each side and rocked it back and forth while sliding it towards the front of the car. This worked well for me.Good Luck!
Few things:
Loosen the mounting bracket so it can be maneuvered over towards the passenger side to make it an easy removal and install.
You do not need to remove the lower bolt, just loosen a bit and pull out towards the front of the car.
Make sure when you're putting the new alternator back, first get the belt back into position, push the alt down to a tense point, tighten the upper mounting bolt to finger tight, adjust tightness, then tighten the mounting bolt full. You can reach the lower mounting bolt easily with a ratchet underneath.
No mess, no fuss. Done in an hour.
Edit: also transfer the lower bolt to the new alternator to make it easier on yourself.
This video really helped me out....i found it easier to take the fan off...it snaps out and slidesup and leaves you plenty room to pull out the alternator
I didn’t see your post until I made mine. You are absolutely correct!
Thanks, this worked great. The only thing that sucked was pulling the oil filter. It would have been great if I needed to do an oil change at the same time. Putting it back in was easy once I ran the lower bolt all the way through and then laid it into the channel. Worked like a champ, I'd still like to get ahold of the engineer that designed this setup and give him a piece of my mind. Whole job took about 1.5 hours because of some minor issues on my part.
This job was a pain! Part of it is my fault because I failed to realize the lower bolt doesn't have to be removed at all, just the nut loosened enough to where you can pull it out.
DO NOT REMOVE OIL FILTER !!
There’s an easier way. Just disconnect your upper radiator hose (save any coolant that may come out), disconnect power to your cooling fan. Now remove the fan shroud assembly. There is more than enough room to remove the alternator. I never had to get under the car let alone having to jack the car up. Everything can be done from the top. Just saying.
Let me know if you find this easier than the whole oil change thing.
I should have made the video! :)
How did you get the bottom bolt out? I had to remove the fender liner in mine. 2010 Hyundai Elantra
You can shimmy it past the cat and oil filter with some patience. I didn’t have to take apart the water pump or filter to remove and put back the alternator just some twist and turns
No need to remove the bottom Alternator bolt. Just loosen the nut. It will pull out once top bolt,belt and wires to alternator are removed. And it can be removed from top if you disconnect radiator hose and remove fan which are easy to remove. Once it's out, THEN remove bottom alternator bolt and transfer it to the new one. Bolts are 12 mm.
Also, Check the prices of alternators at your local parts dealer first. I called a few places and they wanted about 240 dollars, which I thought was outrageous. Went on Amazon and purchased one for 100 bucks and it arrived next day. Not sure what a shop would charge to replace an alternator, but I'm sure at least 400, so definitely worth doing yourself.
It's a lot easier to loosen the mounting bracket and pull the alternator straight up. It requires a little maneuvering, but it saves you some oil
I completely disagree. I didn't notice he'd removed the filter so I loosened the bracket. Antifreeze seeped out & I struggled like crazy getting the alternator out the top way.
did one yesterday 3/29/2020 and it was way easier to just remove the fan an pull it out didnt even touch the mounting bracket
I think both of these methods sound like a pain. Someone in another comment said they'd like to give the engineer a piece of their mind-- me, too!
Before doing anything, disconnect the negative terminal of the battery.
Step 1. Jack up the passenger side car safely, remove the passenger front tire and the small fender liner that is connected with 3-10mm bolts.
Step 2. Remove the fan by taking off 2-10 mm bolts that hold the air intake, and unclip the radiator hose from it, set aside.
Step 3. Disconnect the electric connections from the fan and remove it by pushing in the 2 clips at the top that connect it to the radiator. You might need to disconnect the radiator hose from the radiator to lift it out, if so, drain a little coolant beforehand so you don't spill it everywhere.
Step 4. Remove the bolts from the alternator (he does a decent job of explaining this part in the video).
Step 5. Disconnect the electrical connections from the alternator (again, reference the video)
Step 6. The bottom bolt in the alternator, that has a super long bolt, do like he says and tap it out with a wrench or something, and then because you took the fender liner off, you can reach down behind the wheel assembly and pull the bolt all the way out. If you do not remove the fender liner you cannot remove the bolt. He does not say this in the video, in fact, he doesn't mention how to remove that last bolt at all.
Step 7. Pull the alternator out from the top and install new alternator, using the reverse directions of removing it.
I hope this helps. You'll need 10 and 12 mm sockets and a lugnut wrench. You might need a pair of pliers to help with stubborn tabs on electrical connections and the clamps to remove the radiator hose if you are so inclined.
Thank for posting this. I was perplexed trying to figure out how to get the bottom "bolt" out. I still don't understand why it doesn't work its way out in normal operation. 🤔
Just tap it out
I think it should have a nut on the end, right? I took on this job midway through so I don't know, but I put a nut on the end to fasten it, otherwise it would just come right off.
Ughh,there's a bolt under the bottom of alternator,once you loosen, it does not need to come out,the oil filter does,the bolt that is where the slot is to loosen belt,remove,with tensioner bolt.pry upward from bolt on bottom,it is sitting in a slot,the alternator and bolt stay together,I struggled thinking the bolt was like a front break pin..once it's loose it has to be unseated by going up.Hope this helps!
You can also just remove the fan and pull it feom the top and avoid oil spill
Trust me, dropping the oil filter is the way to go. Much, much easier.
@@DoyleFM did one yesterday 3/29/2020 and it was way easier to just remove the fan an pull it out
@@Settegast1000 Heh, heh... I'm just glad to know there are other options. Whatever works best... 👍🏻
Next door neighbor had a V6 Sable (2003 I think) & the A/C compressor locked up & the pulley bearing went bad. Aftermarket companies actually make a pulley that you can mount in the compressor's place to bypass the A/C in a Sable or Taurus.
Only problem was, they don't make one for the V6 Sable. 😕
So I had to remove the pulley to replace the bearing... talk about a SUCKY task...
It.
Was.
Brutal.
@@Settegast1000 how far do you have to pull it out and what all did you have to disconnect?
@@Settegast1000 on a 2010 Elantra? I'm doing mine tomorrow, removing the fan is the way to go yeah?
I feel grateful for you
That cable is directly connected to the positive pole of the battery? I mean the one you're touching with your finger. Right at the 0:39 minute
You didn't show getting the alternator out which is what I need
I finally got it done, and although your video really did help quite a bit, you really could have done a better job explaining and more detail. first off, you absolutely should not take the oil filter off, you should remove the fan and that the hose also. I had one hell of a time figuring out how to life the alternator up to remove it. but, anyhow, at least you covered most of the bases. so I do ty
Crazy talk..move on folks
lost, cant seem to pull the alternator up away from the stud that lays in it, i have a 2008 elantra and spent two hours trying to figure out how to release the alternator up and and out, very frustrated????
how do you not have to pull that bottom stud all the way out? it sits through a channel in the alternator. I dont see a way around that and the end of the stud is hitting the side of the car or wheel well...how do I get that out?
Ethan Roy I’m dealing with this now how did you end up doing it
Does anyone know how to take out the bottom stud?
I know it's been a while since this was asked, but if you're referring to the bolt that would come out of the passenger side, I took it out by removing some of the plastic screws and a few bolts that hold the plastic inner fender. I took out enough to be able to move the plastic out of the way and get the bolt out. That was the worst to take out of the 3. Good luck everyone, keep at it!
Same. That bolt isn’t budging for me. I have no room to tap it hard enough to go through.
I broke the splash guard plastic while in the junk yard. On my own car, I used a hole saw to make an opening for the bolt to pass
Question: I try to remove the alternator for 2008 hyundI elantra as your video, but the bottom stude volt with square head was hitting a wall. It has no room to pull that volt completely from akternator.. That volt was holding the alternator up and down. I can not take out that volt unless I cut it. How did you remove that volt from the alternator? Please let me know. Thank you
The bottom bolt sits in a channel. You should be able to loosen/remove the nut and slide the bolt and alternator up out of that channel.
You can’t just tell people to take the oil filter out just easy peesy when that shit leaks and you’ll need more oil ect. Lmao give more detail man. Just criticism. But overall good vid bud.
if youre changing a alt you should know that oil comes out of a oil filter lol
@@contentcop you’re right, if it wasn’t my first time doing it, but I did it like 6 months ago and I’ve been riding smooth.
@@captainglenn919 ok and? You should still know oil goes in a oil filter lol
Hmm..I'm not too certain, I'd have to check, but I think my alternator is missing that connector from the beginning. What is it for and what is the exact name of it
Check again, I'm sure its there.
@@harvybirdman8864 yes I found the connector it definitely was there the whole time.. I was able to get the belt off and the alternator loose.. next I have to drain the oil take off the filter and remove the cables.
@@Ruleno.9 just unscrew your filter,no oil worth is going to be lost.
@@cemktl lol I figured it out 10 months ago
What size is the nut that holds it to the bracket
Thank you!
Thank you FixB. Great inf
What size belt do you get for this car?
did one yesterday 3/29/2020 and it was way easier to just remove the fan an pull it out
That's nonsense ..
If you don't scuff your hands up while doing this, you haven't done it correctly. Hyundais require blood sacrifice to be worked on properly. :-)
Not my 1995 Accent. I don't know why they had to make them more complicated over the years. Probably just to irritate us and give us more bruises and scrapes.
So take it to a mechanic, got it! Lol yeah I read the comments too. Sounds like a messy pain in the butt. Eventually I'd like to be able to work on my own vehicle for jobs like this I'll fork out the cash for now.
You didn't show. How you got the alternator out
I don't understand why you can't remove the alternator bracket and lift the whole thing right out the top???
Rust maybe? Beat it.
the bracket is held in by the water pump bolts, of all things, the bolts are too long to be taken out without removing the water pump pulley
It's bad enough he didn't provide a tool list or even tell all the tools used during the process but to be so vague & cut out the actual work as well... What's the point?
So u had to remove the oil filter?
I did this exact task earlier this evening & I would say yes. I did not remove the oil filter & I struggled immensely trying to pull the old alternator out the top way. I had to bend my A/C lines to get it out. Dropping the oil filter would make it so much easier. You wouldn't have to drain all the oil; only what spills when you drop the filter.
👌🏻
@@DoyleFM Thanks! I just replaced mine yesterday as well. Took the oil filter out. At the same time i changed the oil pan. Killed 2 birds with one stone.
@@jaylandry8915 That's awesome! These dang CZcams "help your fellow man" videos are the shiznit, ya know?
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@@jaylandry8915 did one yesterday 3/29/2020 and it was way easier to just remove the fan an pull it out
It looks whery difficult for and average person
Love. Me my goaheaden explainers
And thenn?
Andthenandthenandthen!!
And thenn????
Dude, where's your car dude??
@@dannyr333 I refuse to play your Chinese food mind games!
LOLOL
I refuse to play ur chinese food mind games
Dude I'm so pissssed... I wrote out a fucking 3 paragraph story about how I work at a chinese restaurant nd I pressed send or ok and it was loading forever so I had to exit out and turn on my phone data cuz this wifi here is good but it's like crap sometimes... I'm so pissed... I'm sitting at a dining room chinese shop now lol its downtime and my story I how I lost my car in brooksville FL... I'm on my phone and dont feel re typing all that stuff just know that reference I caught so fast that scene I watch with the chinese girls here there like 4 and 8 and they crack up. that scene cracks me how every time
My only question to u is... how did I get that scene reference from this guy replacement of an alternator... was he saying and then a lot... 2 things I'm gonna re watch this to see if hes like and then... which I think he was and I'm gonna bust out some drive thru chinese food scene on youtube and die
Holy moly dude he said and then a shit ton omg I didn't even pick up on that so gr8
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my biggest problem was getting the belt back on. lol
Yeah, you had to take the wheel off? Even with a serpentine belt tool I still had to take the wheel off.
@@mattmgarza I didn't take the wheel off. But I did turn the steering wheel completely to the right to give more access. And I took the little lstic cover piece off that's covering the belts from the passenger wheel well
Nice spill bro! 🤦🏻♂️