My Alternator went on my daily driver, i need some help quickly. Does anybody know how to take off the alternator off of a b16 in a CRX. Any and all help is apreciated, i really need it quick

 

well to get it off you can cut it. but then I dont know how to get it back on though..

 

buy a helm manual. Then take off the belt, take out the bolts, and drop it out from the bottom. I completely forgot how I did mine so that's all I can give you until i go outside and look at my car.

 

do i have to undo any of the axle, cus it doesnt look like there is enought space

 

no I didn't remove the axle. It's hard to get it in and out but it does fit.

 

yes, you have to take out the axle. or if you want you can take out your power brake booster and it will come out the top. but i recommend taking out the axle.

 

i just did this 2 days ago,took me about 2 hours and a whole lot of strength.you need to take the alternator off of the bracket.then take the 3 bolts that hold the bracket to the block off,remove the bracket and take it out of the fenderwell..i almost gave up and got it stuck half way out.i got fed up and punched the mother ****** guess what fell out?when you take it out through the fender the pulley needs to be facing up.it really helped that i dont have splash guards but it shouldnt be too bad.just undue them from the fender and you should be ok.good luck and dont give up.

 

I remove the axle, maybe it can come out with some fighting and twisting but it only takes 15 minutes to drop axle and remove alt so why not make it easy.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by michaelOlson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">buy a helm manual. Then take off the belt, take out the bolts, and drop it out from the bottom. I completely forgot how I did mine so that's all I can give you until i go outside and look at my car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Last time I tried, an alternator would not come out from the bottom, even with the bracket removed. This is with a b series engine in there.

 

It sounds like some of u guys are talking about how to remove an alternator with a SOHC, not a B series. SOHC does not require removal of the axle, but B series does if u want to remove it from the bottom. Maybe, just maybe if u fight with it all day long u MIGHT be able to manage with the axle in place, but just make it easy on urself and remove it. It falls right out.

 

i took my out through the fenderwell like others were saying

 

yup,i dont know why you guys had such a problem with it.to me the hardest part was trying to get the bracket off.kinda hard to swing a rubber mallet under there.

 

if you drop the axel it should only take about thirty mins.

 

DONT TAKE THE AXLE OUT. Unbolt the brake booster and you can bring it out through the top.

 

Thanx for all of your help guys, i feel kinda stupid for over reacting but it was just the serpantine belt

 

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U really think thats easier than just removing the axle?

Good to hear it was just the belt.

 

Well, to take the axle out, you have to undo the fork, then undo the balljoint which in most cases is a bitch to get off because its seized and you have to beat it with a hammer and in which most cases you need a lift in order to get enough power to get to the balljoint and crack it loose. You dont even need a lift when taking a brake booster off. So which one sounds less intellegent?

 

unbolt the master cyl from the booter gently move out of the way remove altenator reverse procedure for re install.

 

to remove the alternator you need to go from the bottom
you need to remove the axel and then the alternator braket then just follow through the rest of it

 

ok,its been solved.but i still say taking the mounting bracket off is way easier....

 

I just did it yesterday. I started by jacking the car up and taking the tire off, so i could get to the bottom alternator bolt better. Then I took the bottom bolt off the alternator and then the top one. Next take off the brake booster. You can now move the brake booster a little but there still isnt enough room to slip the alternator out. So just take the alternator bracket off, its two bolts. After that is off the alternator will slide right out.
Reverse for install.

 

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thats the way i did mine...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 2:1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to remove the alternator you need to go from the bottom
you need to remove the axel and then the alternator braket then just follow through the rest of it </TD></TR></TABLE>

With a b series engine it will not drop from the bottom. Well it does depend what engine mounts you use

 

i got my alternator changed at honda like 2 months ago and two mechanics were arguing whether to drop the axle or remove the brake booster...they said u remove the brake booster u have to bleed the lines out???can i just move it a little like u guys said without bleeding the brakes

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drewcandraw &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i got my alternator changed at honda like 2 months ago and two mechanics were arguing whether to drop the axle or remove the brake booster...they said u remove the brake booster u have to bleed the lines out???can i just move it a little like u guys said without bleeding the brakes</TD></TR></TABLE>

That guy should not be working on cars if he does not know that you can take the master cylinder off the brake booster with out bleeding the brakes