You dont need to remove the lower bolts because the alternator has a clever fork connection to the bolts. You can see this by looking at your new alternator. Also, the 2003 expedition has various owners manuals (5 to be exact). And some say that there is a #9 alternator and the most recent one says there is not a fuse. Took me several days to realize that my expedition was made basically in June 2002 but was labeled a 2003. Since I did not have an owners manual, I went to ford and downloaded the most recent version which shows no fuse. But then I looked at the Ford download page and discovered there were 4 other owners manuals issued. The earliest one said I had a fuse,.......I looked at my #9 fuse and it was missing. This caused my alternator to not excite and consequently failure to charge my battery. I bought this car used with this problem. I got lucky and added the 10a fuse and everything started working again.
Mine also has the fuse, but that wasn’t the case for me. You can just loosen the lower bolts but I was worried I couldn’t get everything to line up by leaving the lower bolts in.
@@ChrisThedudenurse If you leave the bracket on the alternator and remove the bolts from the block, the alternator will drop right into place without taking the lower bolts out. The intuitive thing to do is remove the bolts from the top of the alternator. Thats the wrong thing to do.
Nice video I’m going to attempt this on my 04
It’s not too hard, you’ll be fine.
I was able to change mine today while watching your video. Thanks a ton!
Nice!!!! Glad I could help.
You dont need to remove the lower bolts because the alternator has a clever fork connection to the bolts. You can see this by looking at your new alternator. Also, the 2003 expedition has various owners manuals (5 to be exact). And some say that there is a #9 alternator and the most recent one says there is not a fuse. Took me several days to realize that my expedition was made basically in June 2002 but was labeled a 2003. Since I did not have an owners manual, I went to ford and downloaded the most recent version which shows no fuse. But then I looked at the Ford download page and discovered there were 4 other owners manuals issued. The earliest one said I had a fuse,.......I looked at my #9 fuse and it was missing. This caused my alternator to not excite and consequently failure to charge my battery. I bought this car used with this problem. I got lucky and added the 10a fuse and everything started working again.
Mine also has the fuse, but that wasn’t the case for me. You can just loosen the lower bolts but I was worried I couldn’t get everything to line up by leaving the lower bolts in.
@@ChrisThedudenurse If you leave the bracket on the alternator and remove the bolts from the block, the alternator will drop right into place without taking the lower bolts out. The intuitive thing to do is remove the bolts from the top of the alternator. Thats the wrong thing to do.
What kind of socket diid u ou use on pull bar thanks
Are you asking about the pulley to get the belt off? That’s not a socket it’s just the end of the ratchet.
What size is the breaker bar did you use so it fits the “hole”
3/8
Thanks brotha💪 only person to teach me is myself and RUclips
Sounds right