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 Thanks to Tom Dressler for contributing to this FAQ!
REMOVING ALTERNATORS ---SAAB 9000 4 CYLINDER MODELS ALTERNATORS
| STEP 1 | Jack car up at right front & Disconnect negative battery cable |
| STEP 2 | Use two jack stands up front for safety
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| STEP 3 | Remove front right wheel
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| STEP 4 | Remove front right plastic wheel housing. 2 pieces.
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| STEP 5 | More room can be made by moving the power steering reservoir and DISCONNECTING HOSES.
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| STEP 6 | Remove top motor mount and motor mount bracket (on cylinder head and on the shock tower)
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| STEP 7 | Fabricate a bracket with a shape like this [ to hold back the belt tensioner
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| STEP 8 | Remove belt with that bracket on the belt tensioner
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| STEP 9 | Remove alternator cables (insulate to prevent short to ground)
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| STEP 10 | Use Allen wrench from the side of the wheel housing to remove alternator bolt 1 |
| STEP 11 | Remove second lower alternator bolt |
| STEP 12 | Take the alternator out going upward. There is just enough room to pass by that steel line there |
| STEP 13 | There is not quite enough room to go through the wheel housing without much difficulty !
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| STEP 14 | Then you're fine to do what ever you have to do to your alternator.
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| STEP 15 | Assemble everything in reverse order. A good time to replace your belt. Save old one as Emergency spare. They tend to break at the worst of times. Be prepared with a spare |
Mark Smallman contributed this information. Thanks Mark!
 | I had no room to take the alternator out. It is easier when alternator is free to use a second jack and carefully jack the wishbone up until the is enough room to take alternator out via the wheel well. |
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