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Removal Procedure

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    Fig 1: Identifying Liquid Line Clamp Nuts & Liquid Line Bracket Bolt
    GM1861641Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection .
  2. Remove the drive belt. Refer to DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT .
  3. Remove the fuel injector sight shield. Refer to FUEL INJECTOR SIGHT SHIELD REPLACEMENT .
  4. Remove the engine mount strut bracket. Refer to ENGINE MOUNT STRUT BRACKET REPLACEMENT - RIGHT SIDE .
  5. Remove the air conditioning (A/C) liquid line clamp bolt (2) from the upper radiator support.
    6. Fig 2: Identifying Coolant Recovery Reservoir & Bolts
    GM1929511Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  6. Remove the coolant recovery reservoir bolts (1).
  7. Remove the reservoir (2) tabs from the upper radiator support, position the reservoir out of the way.
    8. Fig 3: View Of Battery Positive Junction Block Cable Terminal
    GM1929512Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  8. Reposition the battery positive junction block cable boot (1).
  9. Remove the battery positive junction block cable to generator nut (2).
  10. Remove the battery positive junction block cable terminal (3) from the generator stud.
    11. Fig 4: Identifying Engine Wiring Harness Electrical Connector & Generator
    GM1929701Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  11. Disconnect the engine wiring harness electrical connector (1) from the generator (2).
    12. Fig 5: View Of Power Steering Reservoir Inlet Hose Clip & Bracket
    GM1929702Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  12. Remove the power steering reservoir inlet hose clip (1) from the power steering fluid reservoir hose clip bracket (2).
    13. Fig 6: Identifying Idler Pulley Bolt
    GM1870243Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  13. Loosen the idler pulley (1) bolt and slide the pulley out as far as possible.
    14. Fig 7: View Of Generator Bolts, A/C Compressor/Evaporator Hose Bracket & Generator
    GM1929703Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  14. Remove the generator bolts (2).
  15. Remove the A/C compressor/evaporator hose bracket (1) from against the generator.
  16. Remove the power steering fluid reservoir hose clip bracket (3) from against the generator.
  17. Remove the generator (4) and idler pulley (5) together from the vehicle.
  18. Remove the idler pulley from the generator.
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