How to replace your alternator 07-13 Toyota Tundra
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2023
- In this video I’m replacing the alternator on my 2007 Toyota tundra. 2007-2013 with the 5.7 but should be the same up until they stopped using the 5.7
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I did mine the same way. Drop the sway bar is a must to get your hands in there and for alt removal thru bottom. More tips .. use a rope from the top to tie back the power steering unit and use another rope to tie back the radiator hose to the brake rotor from the side. It makes so much more room to remove and replace the alt. Also to reset the idle. Turn the ignition on to light up the dash, engine OFF. SLOWLY PRESS AND RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND BACK 3 TIMES then turn the key off. Start the engine and it should fix the idle speed to just under 1000 rpm.
I’m gonna have to try this out, I always just turned the ac on and let it get to operating temp. That always worked for me. thanks for the info
Took me 2 1/2 hours.
Didn't drop sway bars.
Loosened power steering pump, moved it out of the way , removed alternator through fenderwell. Installed in reverse order. 08 Tundra 4x4 . 5.7 engine.
Great job... It's going to save much time in knowing how to handle this...
Smart guy uses both the jack stand and the hyd jack as a back-up...
Don't trust those ratch type stands on their own as they have been known to fail.
Thanks for the video..! 👍✌🖖Be Safe.
Great combo! I too also own a is300 and a tundra crewmax!
Ay man, glad to see you posting again bro!
I believe my alternator went out but I’m not 100% sure. Is there any other way to check besides checking voltage?
Just finished mine on an 07, didn't have to remove sway bar and I removed mine through where the wheel would mount.
For the alternator, you have 2 on top and 2 on the bottom.
As a correction to your video, there are only 2 bolts that connects the powersteering to the mount. Both need to go through the pulley to remove or assemble.
Any other do it yourselfers beware, this job is a pain in the ass. Better not plan anything all day.
I looked at it and didn’t think it would come out through there. Good to know that it can be done through there as well.
Took me 2 1/2 hours.
It was a pain in the A....
@fixitish invert it and turn and it comes out.
Pull the lines out of the way and move the power steering pump up and over to the right and it's a wide open shot.
@@jeffsullivan3573 sure is
Is there a special tool for that 3rd power steering pump bolt at the top
No special tool needed
Currently stuck on that specific bolt, can’t take it off. Where you able to?
how many miles did the oem alternator last before you change it ?
180k and I replaced it with another used oem one 😬 still working great
@@fixitishmine just failed at 175k. Probably going to get another oem alternator. Had to swap the battery to get home. Glad the tundra has gauges. Only way I knew I had an issue. Then eventually the light came on. Would’ve been nice if Toyota made it easier but that’s less work for the service department.
@@jsawyer1181 I had to do the same thing. Got another battery and drove it home, luckily it has a pretty big battery I drove it about 10miles like that