I've gotten the alternator most of the way out... trying to get the last piece. I was checking on saabsite for directions, and it says I need to remove a 6mm bolt near the waterpump, which I did. The alternator itself is still hanging on the long 17mm bolt that supports it from the bottom. However, it's still not coming out. Anyone have any ideas of what I might be missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
-Larry
From my understanding of alternator mounting (with my Saab's 8V engine), there should be two fixing points for the alternator - one being a fixed but rotatable mount and the other being a fully-movable mount which allows the belt tension to be set correctly.
I'm taking the alterator out of my 1983 900S soon to replace it with a rebuilt unit and install one of Group-9's external voltage regulator kits into the replacement alternator at the same time.
Regards,
Craig.
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