Removal Procedure

Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection .

Fig 1: Identifying Liquid Line Clamp Nuts & Liquid Line Bracket Bolt
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Remove the drive belt. Refer to Drive Belt Replacement .
Remove the fuel injector sight shield. Refer to Fuel Injector Sight Shield Replacement .
Remove the engine mount strut bracket. Refer to Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement - Right Side .
Remove the air conditioning (A/C) liquid line clamp fastener (2) from the upper radiator support.
Remove the coolant recovery reservoir fasteners (1).

Fig 2: Identifying Coolant Recovery Reservoir & Bolts
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Remove the reservoir (2) tabs from the upper radiator support, position the reservoir out of the way.
Reposition the battery positive junction block cable boot (1).

Fig 3: View Of Battery Positive Junction Block Cable Terminal
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Remove the battery positive junction block cable to generator fastener (2).
Remove the battery positive junction block cable terminal (3) from the generator stud.
Disconnect the engine wiring harness electrical connector (1) from the generator (2).

Fig 4: Identifying Engine Wiring Harness Electrical Connector & Generator
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Loosen the idler pulley (1) fastener and slide the pulley out as far as possible.

Fig 5: Identifying Idler Pulley Bolt
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Remove the generator mounting fasteners (3) and generator mounting studs (2), if necessary.

Fig 6: Generator Mounting Fasteners And Generator Mounting Studs
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Remove the power steering fluid reservoir hose clip bracket (1) from against the generator.
Remove the generator (4) and idler pulley (5) together from the vehicle.
Remove the idler pulley from the generator.