Arnie897
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Here's a write-up for my Mean Green Alternator installation. After reading the write up in Peterson's 4 Wheel Drive I was under the impression that I was going to have to modify the plug and the cradle to get this thing to work...no problems like that though. It was all plug and play. So here's the brief overview of how it all went down.
The old alternator:
1. Unhooked negative battery cable.
2. Move the air intake tube out of the way so that there is much more room to work with.
3. Take off the serpentine belt. This is accomplished by taking a 3/8 rachet and pulling the bottom part of the tensioner toward the center of the engine. It may take a long pipe or breaker bar to get the correct ammount of leverage.
4. Unbolt the old alternator using a 13mm socket and assorted extensions if needed. There should be 3 bolts total.
5. Unplug the two wiring harnesses from the old alternator and unbolt the power cable on the back of the alt using a 10mm socket. I found it easier to unhook the wiring after it was unbolted because my large hands had a difficult time navigating the small area around the alternator.
6. Hook the wiring to the new alternator.
7. Bolt the new alternator in.
8. Re-install the serpentine belt.
9. Re-install the air intake tube.
10. Hook up the battery and you should be good to go!
Here's the reading before the install while running 3 sets of off road lights and max AC:
And here's the final reading while running the same 3 sets of off road lights and the max AC:
I hope this helps someone out!
The old alternator:
1. Unhooked negative battery cable.
2. Move the air intake tube out of the way so that there is much more room to work with.
3. Take off the serpentine belt. This is accomplished by taking a 3/8 rachet and pulling the bottom part of the tensioner toward the center of the engine. It may take a long pipe or breaker bar to get the correct ammount of leverage.
4. Unbolt the old alternator using a 13mm socket and assorted extensions if needed. There should be 3 bolts total.
5. Unplug the two wiring harnesses from the old alternator and unbolt the power cable on the back of the alt using a 10mm socket. I found it easier to unhook the wiring after it was unbolted because my large hands had a difficult time navigating the small area around the alternator.
6. Hook the wiring to the new alternator.
7. Bolt the new alternator in.
8. Re-install the serpentine belt.
9. Re-install the air intake tube.
10. Hook up the battery and you should be good to go!
Here's the reading before the install while running 3 sets of off road lights and max AC:
And here's the final reading while running the same 3 sets of off road lights and the max AC:
I hope this helps someone out!
