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What kind of alternator does a Chevy 1500 have?

What kind of alternator does a Chevy 1500 have?

Remove your tools, connect the battery leads and start the vehicle. There are a number of 1500 vehicles on the road, and your Chevy 1500 may have an entirely different alternator than other versions. Check with your local auto parts dealer for the alternator you need, or refer to your owner’s manual.

How to replace the alternator on a Chevy 350?

You have to remove the accessory drive belt, and then disconnect two electrical connectors, and remove three bolts, and the alternator will come out. Watch this video to learn how to replace the alternator on your Chevrolet 350 V8 engine.

What’s the best way to replace an alternator?

Use the ratchet and a socket to loosen and remove the bolts that keep the alternator in place. Remove the alternator. Reverse the process to install the new alternator. Place the new alternator in position and thread the mounting bolts in place. Tighten them with the socket and replace all the wiring to the alternator.

How do you adjust the tensioner pulley on an alternator?

Slide the serpentine belt over the end of the pulley on the alternator, and adjust the tensioner pulley as before. Slide the serpentine belt over the tensioner pulley with the screwdriver and slowly let it move back into place. Remove your tools, connect the battery leads and start the vehicle.

Remove your tools, connect the battery leads and start the vehicle. There are a number of 1500 vehicles on the road, and your Chevy 1500 may have an entirely different alternator than other versions. Check with your local auto parts dealer for the alternator you need, or refer to your owner’s manual.

Use the ratchet and a socket to loosen and remove the bolts that keep the alternator in place. Remove the alternator. Reverse the process to install the new alternator. Place the new alternator in position and thread the mounting bolts in place. Tighten them with the socket and replace all the wiring to the alternator.

Slide the serpentine belt over the end of the pulley on the alternator, and adjust the tensioner pulley as before. Slide the serpentine belt over the tensioner pulley with the screwdriver and slowly let it move back into place. Remove your tools, connect the battery leads and start the vehicle.

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