From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
Anybody lend a hand?

This is a '92 Grand Caravan with a 3.3L engine. What's the easiest way to
remove the alternator from this thing?


From: Steve Walker on
Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> Anybody lend a hand?
>
> This is a '92 Grand Caravan with a 3.3L engine. What's the easiest way to
> remove the alternator from this thing?
>
>


I had a '95 with 3.3. Remove from underneath. May have to loosen motor
mount to pry engine forward with a 2 by 4 for clearance. The book fails
to mention that part. It's a PITA job, no easy way.

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From: Steve N. on
On 6/19/2010 2:20 AM, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
> Anybody lend a hand?
>
> This is a '92 Grand Caravan with a 3.3L engine. What's the easiest way to
> remove the alternator from this thing?
>
>
>
You'll have to remove it from below, but you'll probably have to remove
the power steering pump and move it
out of the way to have enough room.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on
On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:54:10 -0400, Steve Walker wrote:

> Hachiroku ハチロク wrote:
>> Anybody lend a hand?
>>
>> This is a '92 Grand Caravan with a 3.3L engine. What's the easiest way
>> to remove the alternator from this thing?
>>
>>
>>
>
> I had a '95 with 3.3. Remove from underneath. May have to loosen motor
> mount to pry engine forward with a 2 by 4 for clearance. The book fails to
> mention that part. It's a PITA job, no easy way.

I paid $150 for the van. They're giving $200 for scrap cars...


From: KirkM on
On Jun 19, 10:20 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:54:10 -0400, Steve Walker wrote:
> > Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote:
> >> Anybody lend a hand?
>
> >> This is a '92 Grand Caravan with a 3.3L engine. What's the easiest way
> >> to remove the alternator from this thing?
>
> > I had a '95 with 3.3. Remove from underneath. May have to loosen motor
> > mount to pry engine forward with a 2 by 4 for clearance. The book fails to
> > mention that part. It's a PITA job, no easy way.
>
> I paid $150 for the van. They're giving $200 for scrap cars...

Here is the procedure that someone sent me years ago, when I was going
to do it. I am not sure why they called it a "generator" instead of an
"alternator."

(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Remove generator drive belt,
(3) Loosen, but do not remove the nut on the support bracket at
exhaust manifold.
(4) Remove the generator tensioner power steering bracket bolt.
(5) Remove the tensioner stud nut and the tensioner.
(6) Remove the generator mounting bolts.
(7) Remove and position the power steering reservoir from the
generator mounting bracket. Do not remove the hoses from the
reservoir.
(8) Remove the three generator support bracket bolts.
(9) Remove intake plenum-to-generator mounting bracket bolt.
(10) Remove generator support bracket.
(11) Position generator and remove generator wiring.
(12) Remove generator.

KM