i need major help, i am trying to do the alternator on my moms 86 honda accord lxi and that thing does not want to come out. is their a way of getting it out? do i have to take apart anything else? if you have done and alternator job before for an 86 accord please give me some info or if you have any information for me at all.

thanks

 

seems like i have to take off the drive axle for the driver side does anyone know if thats true? and if so how do i do that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by winlo408 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">seems like i have to take off the drive axle for the driver side does anyone know if thats true? and if so how do i do that?</TD></TR></TABLE>Don't know about '86 exactly, but several other years/cars it's true. So it's not outrageous...

Search for CV joint or axle replacement. I've seen a decent write-up around here somewhere. Better yet, even a Haynes manual is probably OK for axle removal.

 

taking out axle to swap alt = bad engineering.

 

It says in the manual that you need to remove the axle, but you do NOT need to remove it. LX-i is real easy for alt once you know how. Simply take the airbox off and you have much greater access. Two 14mm holding it on, gotta get one from the top and one from the bottom (wheel well area), then loosen the adjuster (10mm) and slip the belt off, take the electrical connectors off, then slide the alt across along the bottom over to the passenger side, comes right out. I can have one out in about 15 min, so it's really not too involved.

 

aite im gonna give the air box thing a try, cuz the axle seems like alot of work

 

thanks for the info, if you have anymore let me know...

 

I had to pull the axel to change the alternator on my '85 accord. There was no way in hell it was gonna come out another way.

 

with a little twisting, turning, grunting, and cursing, i yanked mine straight through the top. it was a tight fit, and not easy, but i didn't have to pull the axle to do it.