Yup... That's exactly the method I described in my little writeup I did back in the summer of '99... Very simple and takes very little time to swap the alternator with that method.
Ricky On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Henry wrote: > I've found it to be the best way is to remove the lower alternator bracket > from the block, and after you do that, it should slide out between the axle > and the suspension - Good Luck! > > Henry > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Robert K. Kuhn > Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 7:39 PM > To: Shane Callender > Cc: Ricky Crow; The Rex list > Subject: CRX: Re: Removing Alternator. > > > On 05:23 AM 12/28/02 -0500, Shane Callender said... > > > Hi, how you doin Rob, my name is Shane, and I'm located in Toronto, > Ontario. I recently bought a 1990 Honda CRX Si, and it needs a little work > to safety and emissions test. One of the things I need to do is check and > if necessary replace the alternator. Do you have any idea, pics, or how tos > of removing it. I spent all yesterday trying to get it out, some of the nuts > and bolts around it were so badly ruster and seized on that I had to > "chisel" them off. Once I got it disconnected and loose, the new problem > became getting it out of the engine bay. I can't get it to fight coming up > or going down, I have some options but I don't want to interfere with any > that I don't have to. I'm ordering the HELM manual but that'll be here in a > day or two. If you have any ideas, or suggestions for this problem, please > let me know, it would be greatly appreciated. > > > -Shane. > > > > Hey Shane - > > The alternator actually comes out from the bottom by way of the left drive > axle area. > > I did an alternator R&R "How-To" when I had to mine back in 1999. Before > I could publish it out to the web, my hard drive took a dump on me and I did > not have a back up of the final document. I did, however, managed to > restore the images. I started to rebuild the document but never got around > to completing it. > > Anyway, here's what I did manage to redo: > > http://www.crx.org/southcal/tech/alternator/ > > It's not the final version (which I'm not sure when I will complete...) > but it has all the necessary information. > > Prior to me performing this R&R, I consulted the advice of a friend of > mine, Ricky Crow, who also referred me to his tech article located here: > > http://www.gamesbbs.com/~crx/faq/faq7.html > > If you have questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact me. > > Best of luck! > > > Robert K. Kuhn > CRX Owners Group President (http://www.crx.org/southcal) > > 1990 Honda CRXsi (http://www.hooligan.cc) > ICQ # 3714283 (nickname: godzilla) > >
