ok well tomorrow i have to take out the alternator on our red Neon...any advise or anything on how to take it off?

 

do it from underneath the car......its alot easier to actually get it out.....
if not then go through the top, but take out the coolant overflow tank to give you more room....

take off the black metal shield/plate ontop of the alt. too

 

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Good luck.

 

yea where our alternators are located looks like a pain in the butt to get to..id hate to go to a mechanic shop to get that replaced...might charge you like $200

 

Well mine completly locked up on me, about 30 miles from home, (a 65 dollar tow home) so im gunna be changin that out! Next... does anyone know the belt size i would need, as mine is lieing on the ground somewhere, Its not stock size because of my UDP, i lost the paper for it, It is The OBX UDP from ebay. any input would help! THANKS

 

Well we got the alt off in lesss than a half hour, And on the way to get a new one and a belt! Man that was easyer than planned!

 

good for you. atleast the hard part is done

 

It's nice when that happens.

 

yeah i miss the quick and easy problems....i havent had any of them in a long time....
though i would really hate to change an alternator on my car now[&:]

 

Habitat, you should have just drove the car home! You just wouldnt have had the alternator.. Prolly would have made it! But anyways, take a string to measure out how big the belt should be!