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disconnect negative battery cable. Then remove rubber boot on altenator. Remove nut and cable attached. Unplug and remove wire harness also attached to altenator. Loosen and remove both bolts holding on altenator. Remove altenator. Reverse process to reinstall. Pry on belt tensioner with pry bar and socket to loosen belt and place on altenator pulley after it is installed. Last reattach battery cable and start vehicle.
the a/c belt or your a/c should'nt lock your motor as not to start or 'turn over' yout altenator may have went bad, or the battery may have went bad. the only way to know for sure is to have them tested. autozone or an advance auto parts checks both for free. suggest you remove the battery and take it to your choice of the 2 if the battery checks 'good' install it and drive the car to the nearest of the 2 and have the altenator checked for free. either one will not replace the altenator,but at least you will know what's bad. if it turns out to be the altenator, you can drive it with bad altenator w/lights off for about 10 miles.call your mechanic and he or she may be able to meet you at auto parts store and do the replacement there as i do myself. thank you for choosing fixya.com and i look forward to assisting you in the future!
Yes you are, The a/c has no bearing on the batt/ volt light, They scammed you on the A/C repair. The Altenator was the problem to begin with, Report the buisness to the better buisness bureau
if it is the top belt it is ac . you can take it off .you will not have ac . the bottom belt is power steering and altenator , you be walking soon after it breaks.
disconnect the negative battery. remove the belt by rotate the tensioner roller clockwise. from the left car side u will see three hexagon screw 13mm under the altenator. loose out the screw and remove the altenator. before that unplug the two wire behind the altenator.tq
The battery light shining means that your battery is not charging while you are driving, The light blinking means that the altenator(Component that Charges the battery) is faulty, It couls also be a sliping belt since the altenator is drivin by a V belt, Check the belt tensioner and if the problem persist have the altenator checked out.
If the battery light is on while you are driving it means that the battery is not charging, The altenator(Component that charges the battery) might be faulty or it could be a sliping V - Belt since the altenator is drivin by a belt that runs from the crankshaft, the V-Belts also drive the Aircon and Power steering so make sure you check the tensioner for the altenator and if the problem persists have it checked.
It's actually super easy.
All you need is your year and make alternator belt and a wrench.
Take off the existing altenator, take off the old belt.
Once the altenator is off you'll be able to look further down below where the altenator was. You'll see a metal wheel that's a little bigger than the one on the altenator. This is where the new belt needs to wrap around.
I found it alot easier to wrap the belts around the two wheels before putting the altenator back on the engine.
Make sure that all bolts and seals are sound. (that's the last thing you need falling off in the middle of nowhere!)
Hope it helped!
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