Reassembling Alternator Parts

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Nate McCullough on behalf of expertvillage.com. In this clip we are going to talk about reassembling some of the related components you need to disassemble to remove and reinstall, our alternator. We have a small bracket back here that is going to have to go back on. This bracket on this particular vehicle holds the ignition cable wires and the alternating charging wires. It is a good idea to start all the bolts before you tighten them down. Like I said on this particular vehicle, they are going to vary from make and model so this will just give you a general idea of the proper installation techniques used in case you happen to run into this situation or one similar to it. I like to get all the bolts started before I tighten any of them down. That way you are assured that they will all wind up. If you were to tighten a bolt before they were all installed, you may find that the holes are not lined up with some of the other bolts. These bolts are not heat treated, they are not a hardened steel. The only engine bolts that are are going to be the crank shaft pulley, harmonic balancer nut and the cylinder head bolts. They don't require to be too tight. As you can see, I am just using one finger. That's as tight as that needs to be. If you break one of these bolts off, you are going to require the services of a professional mechanic to extract what is left of the bolt either drilling or with an easy out and retab the hole. All right, that is the installation of our mounting bracket. This is not particular for every make and model but on this one we have to reinstall the ignition cables and hopefully these techniques will help you out with any repairs that you are doing. You are going to want to pop these into their place. You will feel a thump when they squeeze past the retainer. Just like that, side the locking pad back down on top of them and there you go. "