: My son has purchased a 1990 Honda Accord - alternator light has come on and we're just trying to remove it to have it checked.
: Haynes has us removing the pivot bolt and the adjustment assembly, but it won't budge. Looks like there may be something like a pin that goes on the rail that is sloted, but I see no way of removing it.
: Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Try posting in the Accord section too, this forum isn't checked ALL that often whereas the Accord section is frequented. You will most likely get a faster answer over there.

 

: Thanks for the tip - I'm new at this message board stuff

 

I thought so. Good to have you though, welcome.

 

If it's anything like a Civic alternator, the pivot end is wedged into the alternator bracket pretty snugly, and requires a bit of muscle to seperate it. I recently began stripping my spare block, and even with it sitting on an engine stand, I had a fun time getting the alternator off the bracket. I would imagine it might be a bit more frustrating if I were trying to remove an alternator from an engine that was still in the car.

 

It's really not all that bad, even with my swap. The hardest part is getting it away from the car without dropping it on your face.

On the B18C1 (and all civics), you remove the top bolt which holds the alt. on a slider used to adjust the tension on the belt. You also remove the bottom bolt which is the pivot point.

With those off, you remove the connectors (2 - one is a 12mm nut and the other is a plug). You now have it free and have to figure out how to get it out of the car.

hih

 

The alternator on my spare block was stuck in its bracket pretty snug. It took a good amout of "coaxing" to get it free. Maybe it was an isolated incident:dunno: