Help with alternator pulley installation

kchronister · 03-04-2003

Okay, I admit it... Sometimes I'm a real moron when it comes to very basic stuff...

My 95 GT needed a new alternator. I purchased such. It comes with no pulley. I removed the old pulley from the old alternator and put it on. Fits nice, no binding or anything.

But how the hell do you get the thing good and tight? I had to near-destroy the old alternator getting it off, and I can't get any purchase to tighten it down good on the new one... I don't want to rip up the new one of course, but I can see no way to stop the rotation of the spindle so I can wang the nut down real good... Has it got something to do with the little concave nipple in the end of the shaft?

KC

GTRaptor · 03-04-2003

An impact wrench is the way to go.
Mount the alt, install the pulley, belt and then tighten with the impact wrench.

kchronister · 03-04-2003

Hmmm. I'll give it a shot (trying to remember phone number of neighbor with compressor and impact wrench)... But I think I'm gonna have one beast of a time getting an impact gun in there with it mounted.

Fast1 · 03-04-2003

u can also do it while the alt is on the bench just hold it "pulley" w/ ur hand where leather gloves of course

X1Lightning · 03-05-2003

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Originally posted by Fast1
u can also do it while the alt is on the bench just hold it "pulley" w/ ur hand where leather gloves of course

Thats how i did mine.. its really easy..