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'04 sd/td alternator replacement?
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Serpentine tensioner help
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Alternator Replacement assist
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Alternator Replacement assist
Hey gang!
Anybody out there had occaision to replace an alternator in an "04 SD/TD?
Releasing the tensioner on the serpentine belt appears WAY morre difficult than All my other vehicles...... I don't want to have to pull the cab off for this!! Any Ideas?
Anybody out there had occaision to replace an alternator in an "04 SD/TD?
Releasing the tensioner on the serpentine belt appears WAY morre difficult than All my other vehicles...... I don't want to have to pull the cab off for this!! Any Ideas?
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Yeah, belt tension, that's the prob. The location of the 'business end' of the tensioner seems inaccessable w/out removing the cooling schroud and fan. Is there a special tool or am I just seeing it wrong?
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Take a 1/2 in socket driver, and slide the square end down to the front of the tensioner, with the handle standing straight up.
Wiggle a hand to the front of the tensioner, and fit the 1/2 into the square opening.
Attach a wrench or something to increase leverage or lenght of tool.
If possible, have a friend slide the belt off the pulley while you crank counter-clockwise on that tensioner.
You shouldn't have to remove anything at all. I have a 1999, but I suspect that it is the same.
Wiggle a hand to the front of the tensioner, and fit the 1/2 into the square opening.
Attach a wrench or something to increase leverage or lenght of tool.
If possible, have a friend slide the belt off the pulley while you crank counter-clockwise on that tensioner.
You shouldn't have to remove anything at all. I have a 1999, but I suspect that it is the same.
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