How To Replace Alternator 2000-05 Chevy Monte Carlo
Created on: 2014-07-22
This video teaches you how to replace the alternator on your 00-05 Chevy Monte Carlo. 1A Auto shows you the steps!
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step 1 :Removing the Bracket
- Disconnect the negative battery cable with an 8mm wrench
- Remove the four 13mm nuts from the brace bar
- Remove the brace bar
- Remove the two 10mm nuts from the steering fluid bottle
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step 2 :Removing the Serpentine Belt
- Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner clockwise to loosen the belt
- Pull the belt off the alternator
- Release the tensioner
- Pull the belt off by hand
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step 3 :Removing the Alternator
- Remove the 13mm nut from the alternator
- Remove the red wiring
- Remove the 15mm bolts from the alternator
- Disconnect the alternator wiring harness
- Manuever the alternator back and forth until it pulls free
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step 4 :Installing the Alternator
- Twist in a 15mm bolt into the post
- Hammer the post
- Connect the alternator wiring harness
- Insert the alternator into place
- Tighten the three 15mm bolts into the alternator
- Tighten the bolt on the post if it's loose
- Connect the red wiring
- Tighten the 13mm nut to the alternator
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step 5 :Reinstalling the Serpentine Belt
- Familiarize yourself with the route of the serpentine belt
- Follow the route of the serpentine belt diagram
- Pull the tensioner clockwise with the 3/8 inch ratchet
- Pull the belt over the alternator
- Release the tensioner
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step 6 :Reinstalling the Bracket
- Insert the steering fluid bottle into place
- Replace the two 10mm nuts to the steering fluid
- Insert the brace bar into place
- Tighten the four 13mm nuts to the bracket
- Connect the negative battery cable
Tools needed
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13mm Socket
Socket Extensions
15mm Socket
8mm Socket
10mm Socket
3/8 Inch Drive Ratchet
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the alternator on this 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo with the 3.4L V6 engine. The items you'll need for this is a 3/8 inch ratchet, 8mm, 10mm, 13mm, and 15mm socket, and a ratchet with an extension.
Start off by disconnecting your negative battery cable using an 8mm socket and ratchet. Then go ahead and remove those four 13mm nuts on this brace bar, and then pull the bar up and out. Then remove these two 10mm nuts. Lift the bottle up and out and set that aside. Now, using a 3/8th inch ratchet, just push it into that square hole on the tensioner, pull back, and then pull the belt off the alternator. That will loosen it up off the tensioner as well. Then release the tension on the tensioner and pull your ratchet free.
Pull back this boot on this red wire connected to your alternator, and then remove this 13mm nut and this 15mm bolt here and there's two more 15mm bolts that are hard to show you, but they are right back in here. We'll fast-forward as Mike removes all of those. Maneuver your alternator back and forth and pull it free and just pull this wire off of it. You can pull it up and out.
Take this bolt back here and just twist it back in a little bit. Then hammer out this post, and both of these things will make it easier to get the new alternator into place. Connect this wire and push your new alternator down into place. Then replace those three 15mm bolts. Also, make sure you tighten up this bolt. Sometimes, it can come loose.
Now, reconnect the red wire on the back of the alternator and then replace that 13mm nut. Tighten it out, and then slide the boot back down into place. Put the ratchet back into the tensioner, pull up, and then put the belt back on to your alternator. Using your 3/8th inch ratchet, again, put it into the tensioner and pull up on it and then just put your belt back on the alternator pulley. Then release the tension on the tensioner and pull the ratchet free.
Line up this slot unto this tab right down here and just feed the bottle down into place. Make sure those top poles go down onto those studs, and then replace those two 10mm nuts. Take your brace bar and put it back down onto these studs up here, and then replace those four 13mm nuts and tighten them up. Now, replace your negative battery cable and tighten it up. Then you're all set.
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