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Instructions
Step 1 - Disconnect
the possitive battery terminal with a 10mm wrench.
This is very important when working with the alternator.
Step 2 - Take off the plastic engine covers in the engine
bay. These are held on by a bunch of plastic pop
rivets. Using a small flat head screw driver helps
in removal. This will expose the area of the passenger
side of the engine bay where the pulleys and alternator
are.
Step 3 - Disconnect
all wires connected to the alternator and to the left
of it to aid in removal later on. Some need to
be removed with a 12mm wrench. The rest can be
popped off with your hands.
Step 4 - Take
off the plastic fuel rail cover that is connected to
the valve cover to help remove the alternator.
Step 5 - Using a 3/4 inch wrench you will literally
need the power of Zeus to relieve the tension of the
tensioner by pulling the wrench towards the front of
the car. Be careful it is on securely. Pull
as hard as you can while a friend pulls the belt off
the alternator.
The wrench must be on the
area the blue arrow is pointing to.
Step 6 - Take
off the four 14mm bolts attached to the top and bottom
left side that connect it to the engine block.
Also along the top that uses a metal bracket to secure
it to under the very left intake runner.
Step 7 - Now you can work the alternator out of the
engine bay. You will have to unbolt the throttle
mechanism in front of it to ease removal from the engine
bay.
Unbolt the throttle mechanism
to clear room
Step 8 - Remove
the stock pulley with the use of an impact wrench or
take it to a shop that can replace it for you.
It's very important that the new pulley is put on just
as tight as the original.
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Note the difference
is size of the pulleys
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Step 9 -
Jack up the front passenger side and place a jack
stand under the car in the appropriate place and remove
the plastic panels to the center of the car to expose
the pulleys and side of the motor we are working on.
Removal of the wheel helps but it isnt necessary.
Step 10 - Place the alternator back in the car in
its original location. And replace the bracket
and 14mm bolts.
Step 11 - Replace
the original belt with the longer one supplied in the
AEM pulley kit. Be sure to follow the instructions
exactly on the sheets provided by AEM. Replacing
the belt the wrong way can result in destruction of
the engine.
Step 12 - Pull the tensioner back as hard as possible,
while your friends work the belt back over the alternator.
Step 13 - Double check the belt is on each pulley on
the side of the motor properly as in the diagram on
the installation guide provided. This is very,
very important.
Step 14 - Bolt the throttle mechanism back to the chassis.
Reconnect the wires back to the alternator and other
areas close by you may have disconnected to help removal.
Be sure all wires are in there proper locations.
Step 15 - Replace the plastic fuel rail cover to the
valve cover. Replace the + batter terminal wire
to the battery and triple check the belt and all wiring.
Replace the plastic panels that attach under the chassis
and in the engine bay.
Step 16 - Lower the car off the jack stands.
Step 17 - Start it up! That should be it.
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