Clean the areas the pump gaskets were, spotless. First, disconnect the negative battery cable. The stored energy can also be used when the car isn't running to power electrical accessories. As the battery ages, it loses its ability to hold a full charge. After it is relieved of tension, the belt can be removed.
Carefully release tension on the 15mm wrench. Go buy a Haynes Auto Repair manual for your car. There are a total of eight bolts and two nuts to remove the pump. Set aside the old alternator, and put the new one in the cradle. Re-apply dressing, re-install pump, and everything else in reverse order or removal.
Or buy a new linkage. Read the instrutions on the gasket dressing tube, bottle whatever; put gasket dressing on the faces where the gaskets go, following the aforementioned instructions put the new gaskets should have come with new water coolant pump; if not wipe off the dressing you just applied and go get the gaskets. The first method involved opening the hood and lookingfor an emissions label. As far as replacing goes, it depends on the engine. If its charging capacity drops too low, it may not hold enough power to start your vehicle. I hope this helps you make an informed choice as to what your gonna do.
These two methods workif the vehicle has an original or specified engine has not beenreplaced with a different or custom motor. Loosen the bolt, pry back whatever components keeps tension, and replace the belt. Go buy a Haynes Auto Repair manual for your car. It was a fun trip and it gave me no worries along the way. You will also need to move or remove the radiatorhose, radiator fan shroud, serpentine belt … from the alternator,water pump pulley, and old pump gasket? This will expose the two screws that secure the housing of the lamp to the body it also exposes the connector plug which, obviously, … you should unplug. If thevehicle is original, there are multiple means to figure out theengine type. You must first make sure the engine is cool, anddrain the radiator of coolant.
Please make sure to read the engine description below and in particular match the engine size with your vehicle's motor specifications. In 2007 I took my Yukon and towed a car trailer with a 3300 pound car aboard also loaded down with moving boxes, furniture etc. Make the tension respectfully taunt and tighten bolt back down after the belt is replaced. Now you have gaskets, you did take the new pump with you to make sure they are the right ones right? If your engine cranks more slowly than usual or takes longer to turn over, consider replacing your car battery. Use a long strong screwdriver to pry the alternator up from the cradle, one side at a time. If there is a spring loaded tensioner, youÂ’ll need to turn the tensioner back to relieve pressure, and slide the belt off the tensioner pulley. Return the old alternator to store for credit.
First open the rear liftgate not just the glass. Go buy a Haynes Auto Repair manual for your car. The new one gets routed the same, if you canÂ’t remember, refer to your diagram. Look for a bolt going through a bracket that the alternater or power steering mounts to. This is known to cause engine damage if the owner of the car neglects to change the gaskets-. Car batteries store the energy produced by your alternator to allow the car to start. Remove the long bolts from the bottom front of the alternator.
Corrosion near the battery terminals indicate your battery case might be leaking acid, and that the battery should be replaced. We will never process your order before verifying with you the engine information! Clean up the mess, Go wash your hands. Next remove the alternator bracket and alternator as one unit after you disconnect the electrical connection. Next, use a breaker bar with 15mm socket or a long 15mm end wrench to turn the hex head on the tensioner pulley It's on the passenger side at the front of the motor, fairly high toward the driver side about a quarter turn or so, to release tension on the belt so you can slip the belt off the front. If you didn’t make one and can’t remember, listen closely and you’ll hear me laughing at you. Next, hook up your charger - since your altern … ator's bad, your battery is undercharged. .
If there isn’t one under the hood, get out the pencil and paper and draw it out labeling the pullies and arrows pointing to the direction the belt travels on them. Then, pull the multiple wire plug from the 11:30 position just left of the top of the alternator -- there's a plastic clip on the back which must be pulled toward the back of the vehicle. æto access the water pump. Roughly you do the following. Using your voltmeter or multitester, check that you have at least 12. Disconnect the two hydraulic lines that go to the pump. Using the 15mm wrench, again release tension on the belt tensioner, and while holding it in place, put the belt on the new alternator pulley.
Reverse the order to install the new pump after you transfer the connections to the new pump. So far as I know there is a serpentine belt on this car, no alternator belt per se'. You're done, but check the bolts in a week, just to be sure. One screw into the bottom of the pump and the other uses a clamp on the side of t … he pump. Save this paper in the glove compartment … when the job is done for future reference.
Take the bracket that protects the tubing out. You can then replace the water pump, and then replace the partsthat you removed. Remove the fan from the pump, remove the se4rpentine drive belt, you may have to remove the fan shroud, remove anything that's in your way so … you can get to the pump, remove pump. To buy a particular engine, you may or call our sales canter at 1-866-612-9788 with the stock number. Remove the shroud, upper and lower then remove belt. It has been produced in many engine and transmission trims. Believe it or not, they are different amongst manufacturers, makes and models, so Bclear! You will then need to remove the airduct and housing.