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#199316 - 20/05/07 04:53 PM Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Anyone replaced the alternator? Who put it at the bottom of the engine compartment???
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#199317 - 20/05/07 04:55 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Originally posted by regularjoeinga: Anyone replaced the alternator? yes, i have not mine but some one elses. its a pain in the ass. Quote: Originally posted by regularjoeinga: Who put it at the bottom of the engine compartment??? Nissan engineers.
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#199318 - 20/05/07 05:06 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
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#199319 - 20/05/07 05:12 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Ok, don't laugh at me..... What's involved?
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#199320 - 20/05/07 05:55 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Originally posted by regularjoeinga: Ok, don't laugh at me..... What's involved? From what I remember you'll need a 14 mil socket, 12 mil socket, a 10 mil and there was also a deep 12 I think I was using. You have to take the factory "skid" plate off. Once you are looking up you'll see it. There are two bolts holding it in the back (pain in the damn ass to get to) and two in the front. Well, one in the front and the other one holding the tensioner. You also will have to reach and undo the harness, the power wire to the alty and then the ground. Very little space to work with if you have big hands, and even if you don't... I'm on my 5th alternator by the way.
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#199321 - 20/05/07 06:04 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Its really only tough the first time and the main problem i had was with the electrical plug so after the first time i broke the locktab on it and had my blue X set up for quickchange. 2 blots and zipties. lol Blue X was on alt. #14 when she was totaled...damn mud. lol
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#199322 - 20/05/07 07:19 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Originally posted by Dswear22: Its really only tough the first time and the main problem i had was with the electrical plug so after the first time i broke the locktab on it and had my blue X set up for quickchange. 2 blots and zipties. lol Blue X was on alt. #14 when she was totaled...damn mud. lol Yah, first time is a pain. I actually ended up accidentally ripping out the pigtail plug. Well, the plug was still on the alty but the wires accidentelly broke. Wiring was extended and all is fine. I can unbolt it now and take out the plug when I srop it down.
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#199323 - 20/05/07 08:57 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Alternator #14, holy s***! I've had the X 6 months belongs to my daughter, she hasn't done any mudding. Guess I'll tackle it tomorrow. What brand are you guys using? I've got a raman from NAPA.
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#199324 - 22/05/07 06:26 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Mine was Worldwide remans from Advanced Auto up till i got my job at a starter/alternator rebuild shop. Typically what goes bad atleast in my case is the bearings and the brushes and slipring gets too dirty to make contact. The ones i've rebuilt for mine were just sandblast the rotor and stator and use clear insulating paint on both, replace the bearings and check out the brushes then toss it back together and test. Last rebuild i had maybe $12 in it.
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#199325 - 22/05/07 06:31 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Also i'll always carry zipties. Last year at ECXC i thought my alt. was going so i changed it out with a spare but broke the adjuster hold bolt so i only had one bolt to keep the whole thing in place. I tensioned the belt as far as i could and ran zipties in through the side of the case to the frame rail and pulled as tight as i could get then ran the bolt in tight. Amazingly enough it got me 300mi home and held till i got the replacement bolt i needed 3 days later. lol
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#199326 - 22/05/07 06:46 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Zip ties and duct tape...What more do you need! One local shop rebuilds but I have not had very good luck with them before. The NAPA has a three year warranty. My insatllation went very well. I have to wonder who designed the setup. The oil filter is in the way, and the wires are very short. Took about an hour and three beers!
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#199327 - 23/05/07 01:43 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	2000 X,ONLY ON MY 1ST ONE!!! OEM 100,000 it's easy to get out(having small hands, helps)
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#199328 - 23/05/07 02:08 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	My bearings went out on my '03 alt and I picked up an OEM nissan quest alt from a junkyard for 40$. Lots more amperage and I didn't have to modify anything to get it in there. Best of all, it was way cheaper than getting a reman from anywhere
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#199329 - 23/05/07 06:32 PM Re: Alternator replacement in a 2000
Anonymous Unregistered	Quote: Originally posted by outwiththeold: Quote: Originally posted by AHTOXA: [b] Quote: Originally posted by regularjoeinga: [b]Ok, don't laugh at me..... What's involved? From what I remember you'll need a 14 mil socket, 12 mil socket, a 10 mil and there was also a deep 12 I think I was using. You have to take the factory "skid" plate off. Once you are looking up you'll see it. There are two bolts holding it in the back (pain in the damn ass to get to) and two in the front. Well, one in the front and the other one holding the tensioner. You also will have to reach and undo the harness, the power wire to the alty and then the ground. Very little space to work with if you have big hands, and even if you don't... I'm on my 5th alternator by the way. [/b] 2000 X,ONLY ON MY 1ST ONE!!! OEM 100,000[/b] 2000 x here and on the original alty with 127,xxx i have a spare quest alty also, but now i need to rebuild it.
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