yea was just wondering if anyone has switched out their alternator through the top of the engine? my honda mechanic says i have to raise the car, pop the axle and then take it out from the bottom, but i have herad of it being pulled from the top if done in a certain way, anyone ever done this? just wondering
-PinoyCivic

 

You can loosen the m/c from the brak booster and wiggle it out from what I know. But I've never done it.

 

ive done it once but u will scratch up some stuff or brake some stuff...b16 in a ek

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PinoyCivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yea was just wondering if anyone has switched out their alternator through the top of the engine? my honda mechanic says i have to raise the car, pop the axle and then take it out from the bottom, but i have herad of it being pulled from the top if done in a certain way, anyone ever done this? just wondering
-PinoyCivic</TD></TR></TABLE>
Your mechanic is correct that is the best way to do it. I have replace 2 alternators in my civic and that way the only way I could get them out

 

My experience was on an EF hatch, but I removed the driver motor mount and jacked the motor high enough to get to the alt. Maybe that will work for you.

 

ive done it with a gsr with a blox intake manifold.... i removed the upper mount of the alt, and moved a wire harness that sits by the shock tower and was able to wiggle it thru..

 

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i did this the same way, but i had to disconnect the brake m/c from the booster.
replacing the alternator suck.

 

EG Coupe, took it out from the bottom withut removing anything else. It barly squeezed through the exhaust and brake line though.

 

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Same here for me and my old DA

 

I've done it two ways on EF's Once, LOL, it was a super beater and I just took a hammer and beat the expletive out of the shock tower to make it squeeze through. This was on a $100 car though. On the nicer 4 dr, I unbolted the 'nater, then unbolted the bracket that held it to the motor and was able to get it out without removing the axle.

 

I replaced two (long story) on my EG hatch from the top...I undid it from the top and lowered it down thru the bottom....the new one went up thru the bottom and installed easy....I have a CX w/o power steering thou (love it)

 

I had mine on the hx out through the bottom without having to remove the axle. I don't really remember it's been so long but it can only go in and out one way, it's a pita yes but it will work, and also I think I remember unbolting the bracket but I'm not completely sure.

 

tried taking it out through the top in my dx like 2 months...it wasnt happening.


i also didnt have to take the axle out either

 

I just did one today on a EF at work and i pulled it out the bottom without removing the axle. All i did was remove the bracket that holds the alternator and then pulled back the splash guard on the driver side by the tire and slid it that way and out it came with very little effort. hope this will help.

 

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there ya go maybe I did have to remove that bracket then, and it's all of what two extra bolts to take out? gimme a break take it out through the bottom heck with the top.

 

Yep just 2 14mm bolts and 4 plastic screws on the splash guard.

 

I knew it was two bolts I was just being sarcastic... but you made it all clear

 

I pulled one out from a del sol with ls motor though the top.

 

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nice, i thought about that, and ima try it, thanks man
-PinoyCivic