Alternator

[iKevin]

Ok so Yesterday I got my SHO back from the shop, and today it seems the alternator has gone to shit, the car will die about after 5 min with all everything on, and it when i try to fire it back up it has a dead battery. So the car has 313k on it. My question is how hard is it to change the alternator? I cant pay for it to go back into the shop.

If its a hard job I will just part the car out.

 

[newshofan]

There should be a write up somewhere. Its been a awhile but when I had mine changed I'm pretty sure there was one. I wound up taking it to a shope since I didn't quite have the tools or the knowledge at the time to loosen the tensioner and such. The alternater itself is fairly easy to get to. I believe a shop charged me 100 bucks labor.

 

[iKevin]

will an alternator from a 94 regular Taurus work? I would rather spend 40 at a junk yard rather than buy a new one,

 

[luigisho]

Changing the alt out on this generation of SHO is very easy. There is a write up somewhere. In a pinch you can check the shotimes.comFAQ for an older write up. Not sure what is compatable but rebuilds and remans are a crapshoot so you may need to go through several to get a good one.

 

[iKevin]

Ok iv found a write up but it appears my setup is totally different. It seems I have a bolt that is under an idle pulley. Is it ok to take off that pulley? Ill have pics of what I am talking about soon.

 

[iKevin]

Ok sorry for the double post. Here is the bolt I'm talking about.

Here are the two bolts I think I have to remove

As you can see I would have to remove the idler pulley to get at that bolt. Am I going about this the right way? Can I just remove that bolt on the idler pulley and will it just come right off and go back on?

Thanks for the help I'm suck a noob when it comes to cars as you can see

 

[LOUDSHO92]

First an alternator for a regular Taurus will not work I belive.

First you will need to relieve the tension on the pulley. By doing that it will get it out of the way so you can pull out the bolt.

I would go for a new or rebuilt alterantor that way you know it will last. The junkyard unit might only last a day, you dont know. We do have them: SHO Source

 

[iKevin]

stupid question I know but how do I relieve the tension on the pulley?

 

[iKevin]

NVM I got it out, thanks guys.

 

[frosho]

Where in CT are you?

 

[iKevin]

Where in CT are you?

East Windsor CT, right under enfield.

 

[frosho]

Cool. I have a brother across the river in Suffield, so I'm in the area every now and then.

Let us know if you have any more trouble. Good luck!

 

[Anonymous]

I got a question for anybody ...I have to change a alternator on my 95 ATX 3.2L what exactly needs to be loosen or should I say which pulley do I touch ? Im assuming the one tensioner pulley near the back of the motor by the water pump n power steering but just to make sure ..you guys can tell me ?

 

[iKevin]

I got a question for anybody ...I have to change a alternator on my 95 ATX 3.2L what exactly needs to be loosen or should I say which pulley do I touch ? Im assuming the one tensioner pulley near the back of the motor by the water pump n power steering but just to make sure ..you guys can tell me ?

http://www.fordforums.com/f138/93-taurus-sho-pulley-s-163948/

on that diagram in the thread you need to loosen number Chilton book siad it was a 14mm socket but it was really a 17 and you have to go clockwise to loosen the belt.

 

[Anonymous]

So it is the tensioner pulley near the back n go clockwise to loosen ?