Removal and Installation
REMOVAL1. DISCONNECT CABLE FROM NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
CAUTION: Wait at least 90 seconds after disconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal to prevent airbag and seat belt pretensioner activation.
2. REMOVE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the terminal cap.
b. Remove the nut and generator wire.
c. Disconnect the generator connector.
d. Remove the wire harness clamp.
e. Loosen bolts A and B.
f. Release the fan and generator V-belt tension, and remove the fan and generator V-belt.
g. Remove bolt A, the nut and the adjusting bar.
h. Remove bolt B and the generator.
INSTALLATION
1. INSTALL GENERATOR ASSEMBLY
a. Temporarily install the generator with bolt B.
b. Temporarily install the adjusting bar with bolt A, and tighten the nut to the specified torque.
Torque: 11 N.m (112 kgf.cm, 8 ft.lbf)
c. Temporarily install the fan and generator V-belt onto each pulley.
d. Insert the adjusting bar between the engine mounting bracket and generator. Push the adjusting bar towards the vehicle front to adjust the V-belt tension.
NOTE: Do not insert the adjusting bar between the oil control valve and generator because it could damage the oil control valve.
e. First tighten bolt A, and then tighten bolt B.
Torque:
18.5 N.m (189 kgf.cm, 14 ft.lbf) for bolt A
54 N.m (551 kgf.cm, 40 ft.lbf) for bolt B
f. Install the wire harness clamp.
g. Connect the generator connector.
h. Install the generator wire with the nut.
Torque: 9.8 N.m (100 kgf.cm, 7 ft.lbf)
i. Install the terminal cap.
2. INSPECT GENERATOR V BELT
3. CONNECT CABLE TO NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
4. PERFORM INITIALIZATION
a. Perform initialization.
NOTE: Certain systems need to be initialized after disconnecting and reconnecting the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal.