i've had to pull my alt twice in the -6, so why am i smiling?? Options

[ein 6er]

because the 2nd time i pulled it, i didn't have to remove the carbs and fan shroud!! what a pleasure that was!!

i didn't think it was possible to pull the alternator out, without pulling everything off!! thanks to krk and his very helpful thread and fotos which helped me tremendously the 1st time i pulled my alt.

from what i've learned through this process, is that the alt and fan on the 6cyl engines can seize in the housing and on the shaft over time and can be a bitch to get off. if you've never had yours out you will probably need to pull the carbs and the shroud to make it all easier. and also to have a good look under the shroud and clean everything up. remember to antiseize everything on reassembly

when i had to pull my alt for the 2nd time, (within a week) i reeeeeeeally didn't want to pull everything off again. i had to pull the fan out then turn the fan housing sideways and then pull the alt out. barely enough room to get it out. saved a lot of time!!

doug

[ClayPerrine]

I just used this article to pull and reinstall the alt on my 73 six conversion. It works great with one addition.

I got to the point where I should rotate the fan housing, and I couldn't do it. I had created a way to use a serpentine belt to run the fan and an AC compressor, and the idler pulley bracket wouldn't let the fan housing rotate the way I needed it to.


So I studied it for a bit. What I found was that if I unbolted the transmission mounts and lowered the back of the transmission about 8 to 10 inches, I had enough clearance to pull the fan housing, alternator and fan as a complete assembly. It took a little manipulating to get the electrical connection studs past the fan shroud, but the rest was easy.


I left the back of the tranny down until I got everything hooked back up. The extra clearance made hooking up the wiring and the air deflector on the back of the alternator easier too.


All in all and excellent article. And it disproves the conventional logic that says you have to pull the engine or the fuel system to replace the alternator in a 914/6.


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