My alternator bearing are going south.
First it was a light whistle that one could occasionally hear, but now it's getting much worse, so it's time to replace those bearings.

However, it seems a bit hard to pull out alternator without moving engine, etc.

Car is '97 Civic (6th gen) with B16A2 swap and it's pretty cramped there where alternator is.

Can anyone tell me what do I need to remove, and what's the easiest way to pull alternator out?

Tnx.

 

I believe it would be easier for you to remove it from underneatht the car. Unless you feel like removing your intake manifold.

 

Well, I've been searching... so it seems there are few options:
1) Remove left axle pull it down
2) Remove shielding from dirt on left side arround wheel, an pull it through there
3) Unbolt brake cylinder from brake booster, and pull it through that side

Seems like nr. 3. will be the winner here... as seems like least work

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1401131

You've never pulled a brake booster out of a car have you? Pain in the immortal ***...

 

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Yup...had to drop 3 of my 4 mounts for just a little D-series to get booster and MC in there.

 

Do some looking around...I have never had to take apart anything major to get it out!

 

you dont have to pull the booster. I have a b18c in a 97ex. I just took of some little things like vaccum lines and I took off the whole alt mount to get mine out. Much easier than the options you stated.

 

Tnx for info.
This weeked I'll try to pull it out.
It's nice to know possible options if one way fails

 

Go out and take a look at it, you should be able to do it like I said. I think I took off a little metal bracket on the driver side, the vaccum hose off the mani, and the whole bracket for the alt and that was it.

 

I have the same problems - bearings are going out. I have two options, I figure - pull it out and fix the bearings (is that possible?) or order a used one, as the new ones are too expensive. Anyone know of any way to fix the thing without ordering a new one?

 

There are shops which can replace bearing.. they just dismantle alternator, replace bearing and put it together.
This is also good time to check if alternator's brushes are good too.

 

Hrmm. Do you know what kind of shop might be able to do that, or how I may do it myself?

 

Well, I knew people who can do that here (in Croatia), so I'm not sure in US who does this stuff.
But, try asking shops that do bearings&stuff, they might know.