I just used this video to replace the alternator on my daughter’s 2011 XD and it was a lot of help. Thanks for doing this. I loved that you used the fast forward instead of unnecessary talking. Great job. Thanks again
@@-maccabee it’s very tight but it can come out. The AC tubes can move a little bit. But just angling it the right way should get it out. I may help you have someone help to slightly push the AC tubes out the way. Good luck!
Good video- Not shown was your marking the location of the tensioner bolt before loosening it. You have a black mark on the slider bracket marking the location of the pointer on the tensioner bolt so that you were able to tighten the bolt back to the exact same location and maintain the correct belt tightness. The black mark is shown in your video and you retightened the bolt so that the pointer was at the same position, but you didn’t explain this in the video.
This video helped me last night get home from a big trip thank you! But now I have it on I get a big squeak/screech when I first turn it on. What can cause that?
Glad this video helped you! The squeak could be caused by a dry belt. Not sure how to fix that but definitely check the tension on the belt and possibly add some lubrication to the belt.
@@raulzamaniego2457 there’s no specific distance it needs to be tightened. Just enough to where the belt is tight and no slack. A trick I’ve seen is spraying the belt with WD 40. You could try that
I'm about to go do this myself. As someone that never works on vehicles, wish me luck. Also I just wanted to verify, the only tools i need would be socket sizes 14, 10, and 12 mm with and extended socket wrench?
@@darrinsheppard3114 I didn't have a breaker bar, so not great. It was incredibly rusted, though. I had it towed to a repair shop and they charged me half because I got some of the work done myself.
Could be your battery? Make sure that everything is connected on the alternator. There is a power wire held on with a 10MM and a wiring harness that plugs in.
@@wils_builds I have the ground hooked up I’m wondering if I deep cycled my battery one too many times I had a heated seat that killed my battery once and I had to run it for 5 mins with no working alternator my battery tests 11.6 v so I’m going to get a new one hopefully just don’t want to keep throwing parts at it without a proper diag
@@wils_builds it will crank but not start my starter is trying really hard I think I have enough amps to get my engine to crank but not enough to ignite the spark plugs
@@izzyskinnychin1462 I suggest taking it to a mechanic so they can do a thorough test of your battery and charging system. Your battery does seem to be dead since its running less than 12V.
I just used this video to replace the alternator on my daughter’s 2011 XD and it was a lot of help. Thanks for doing this. I loved that you used the fast forward instead of unnecessary talking. Great job. Thanks again
That's really awesome! I'm really glad my video helped you!
Very helpful. Thanks a lot!
Glad it helped you!
Great video. Straight to the point. Thank you
Thanks! Tried to keep it simple and easy
Great job. I haven’t changed an alternator in 15 years. This was helpful in planning. Thanks!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful!
Ty got mine in today, the video was an awesome help!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful! I didn't see many good ones when I did mine so glad my video is helping others!
How are u supposed to get it out of this little gap in the engine bay w/o destroying the ac tubes?
@@-maccabee it’s very tight but it can come out. The AC tubes can move a little bit. But just angling it the right way should get it out. I may help you have someone help to slightly push the AC tubes out the way. Good luck!
@@wils_builds thanks for your help, i was just a lil braver with the ac tube on the left and it came out, the ac still works great, thanks again
In a post on Facebook I saw that they dismantled almost the entire front, thanks for this video.
Yeah I saw some videos where people went way overboard disassembling. I tried to do the job only removing what was necessary
Good video- Not shown was your marking the location of the tensioner bolt before loosening it. You have a black mark on the slider bracket marking the location of the pointer on the tensioner bolt so that you were able to tighten the bolt back to the exact same location and maintain the correct belt tightness. The black mark is shown in your video and you retightened the bolt so that the pointer was at the same position, but you didn’t explain this in the video.
Thanks for pointing that out! This was the first video I ever made so Its not as thorough as I would have hoped. Thanks for watching though!
This video helped me last night get home from a big trip thank you! But now I have it on I get a big squeak/screech when I first turn it on. What can cause that?
Glad this video helped you! The squeak could be caused by a dry belt. Not sure how to fix that but definitely check the tension on the belt and possibly add some lubrication to the belt.
@@wils_builds well for one thing I’m confused on how far does the tensioner bolt need to be in?
@@raulzamaniego2457 there’s no specific distance it needs to be tightened. Just enough to where the belt is tight and no slack. A trick I’ve seen is spraying the belt with WD 40. You could try that
Bruh, how loose does that bottom long bolt have to be? I can barely get my socket back on and the alternator still doesn't want to come out LoL
I took the bolt all the way out when I did it
I'm about to go do this myself. As someone that never works on vehicles, wish me luck. Also I just wanted to verify, the only tools i need would be socket sizes 14, 10, and 12 mm with and extended socket wrench?
Hey, here are the tools I used.
Sockets - 10, 12,14
Wrench - 12
Breaker Bar
Ratchet
Bungee Cords
Hope this helps you!
How did it go?
@@darrinsheppard3114 I didn't have a breaker bar, so not great. It was incredibly rusted, though. I had it towed to a repair shop and they charged me half because I got some of the work done myself.
How do i know how tight the belt needs to be?
I didn’t show it in the video but I made a mark on the bolt before loosening the belt tensioner
great video!
Thanks!
Respect
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they wanted to charge me $1300 for this. thanks
That’s insane! Hope this video helps you save some money!
What about releasing tension to remove pulley
I released tension with the long bolt that adjust the tension.
Thanks
It's a good video
Thanks!
Hey where are power steering xd 2008
Not sure. I no longer have the car
My fucking car won’t start 😭😭😭😭
Could be your battery? Make sure that everything is connected on the alternator. There is a power wire held on with a 10MM and a wiring harness that plugs in.
@@wils_builds I have the ground hooked up I’m wondering if I deep cycled my battery one too many times I had a heated seat that killed my battery once and I had to run it for 5 mins with no working alternator my battery tests 11.6 v so I’m going to get a new one hopefully just don’t want to keep throwing parts at it without a proper diag
@@wils_builds thanks a lot for the video and the fact you are still replying to comments shows a lot I was angry earlier because I was having issues
@@wils_builds it will crank but not start my starter is trying really hard I think I have enough amps to get my engine to crank but not enough to ignite the spark plugs
@@izzyskinnychin1462 I suggest taking it to a mechanic so they can do a thorough test of your battery and charging system. Your battery does seem to be dead since its running less than 12V.