framedinblood

i have been trying to put a new alternator in my 87 crx DX i was wonding did i get the wrong one cuz it is not goin it too easy.. any help would be really nice

thanks much

teg92

there usually a pain the ass to put on you barley have any room, i thought the same when i put my alternator on but it worked

crxkid

try taking off the mounting bracket as well... you might have to drop the drivers side axle. i changed mine in about a half hour on my 90 (i know they're different) by just taking off the mounting bracket.

Tankard

I've actually done it before on a 86 crx. I can't remember what i did. I'm sure you had to take a bunch of stuff apart to get it out though. Also, you can simply look at it, compare to the one in the car, and see if it looks like the same one.

claudio12472

you have to file down a side of the mounting brackets on the altenator that you purchased. For some reason the company that remanufactures them is a hair off the size. And to drop it in go in the passenger side of the intake manifold and you can pass is right through. Cuz taking the axle out requires a realignment and no one wants to shell out 70 bucks for that.

91_CiViC_RiDeR

You do not have to shave anything.....Slightly wedge it between your lines on the passenger side and slide it to the driver side to put it in....I just replaced my alternator on my 91 Hatch and my brothers 88 CRX and his 2 87 Accords

framedinblood

im confused do i shave or dont i shave?? i was told to drop the engine mount and jack the engine up but it ried that and it didnt work i will try to see if i can put it in the way you guys told me and see if that works and if it doesnt i dont know what to do haha i ahve been tryign for about 2 weeks now haha it really sucks

Tankard

I don't remeber having to remove a motor mount to change the alternator. It's been years ago, so i'm not much help. As far a shaving, i have no idea what they are talking about. I do remeber my stock mount thing broke in half, but i could still use it though.