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Alternator: Service and Repair

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Removal and Installation
1. Disconnect the battery.
2. Remove the throttle body (TB).
3. Rotate the front end accessory drive (FEAD) belt tensioner clockwise and position the FEAD aside.
4. Remove the 3 harness locators from the generator bracket.
5. Remove the 4 bolts and the generator bracket.
- To install, tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

6. Loosen the 2 bolts and position the generator aside.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).

7. Disconnect the generator electrical connector.
8. Position the protective cover aside, remove and discard the nut and position the generator B+ terminal aside.
- To install, tighten to 17 Nm (150 lb-in).

9. Remove the generator.
10. If necessary, remove the nut and the generator pulley.
- To install, tighten to 109 Nm (80 lb-ft).

11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Install a new generator B+ terminal nut.