My battery light started coming on today and now it stays constantly lit. I also notice my cluster lights are dimmer and so are my headlights. So I was a good nub and I searched.....and I guess my alternator is going bad. I am going to AZ tomorrow to have it checked out so my question is this: Where should I get the new Alt from? In addition, should I replace belts while I am in there?

 

are you even sure you have a alternator belt on there

 

Ok, how tight should I make the new belt?

 

Until there is no slack, but not so tight it can't spin.

 

is there a way I can manually spin it? I was loose before (bad squeak on a cold start) so I loosened the bolt holding the alt and put a wrench in the space, pulled back as hard as I could (to tighten the slack) and tightened the bolt for the alt back down. Now it is so loose it is not even catching (suprised the belt is still on).

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by o2flow.net &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is there a way I can manually spin it? I was loose before (bad squeak on a cold start) so I loosened the bolt holding the alt and put a wrench in the space, pulled back as hard as I could (to tighten the slack) and tightened the bolt for the alt back down. Now it is so loose it is not even catching (suprised the belt is still on).</TD></TR></TABLE>

If its that loose, its probably not your alternator, its just the belt. Tighten it the same way you did before.

 

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Think I should put some blue threadlocker on there?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by o2flow.net &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Think I should put some blue threadlocker on there?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You shouldn't need to. Use a breaker bar or a long pipe so you can get leverage and tighten it down.

 

yeah dont buy an alternator if you dont have to. it would be a waste, just try and get that belt tighter

 

Thanks guys, I cranked that bitch down tight, no squeaks or dummy lights now