If the battery power in your Chevrolet S10 truck is operating down rapidly, there is a good probability you must set up a brand new alternator, which recharges the battery. Due to the S10′s barely bigger engine (in comparison with most compact cars), putting in an alternator–which includes eradicating the one presently put in–is a less complicated process than with different automobiles. You must remove the outdated alternator earlier than buying the alternative to make sure you get an actual duplicate, which the truck wants.
Chevrolet S10 Install an Alternator Instructions
Removing Outdated Alternator
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the truck’s battery. The cables are usually clamped in place; loosen the clamp nut for the black cable with a wrench so you’ll be able to unsnap the cable from the battery terminal.
2. Unplug and unbolt the electrical connectors from the presently installed alternator. Label every of the wires with colored tape or one thing much like keep in mind the place every one goes on the alternator.
3. Take away the truck’s serpentine drive belt–turn the belt tensioner counterclockwise with a socket wrench and slip the belt off. Verify the radiator shroud for a printed diagram of how the belt is routed on the pulleys.
4. Disconnect the heater hose bracket from the alternator. That is solely wanted on an S10 with a 4.3-liter V6 engine.
5. Take away the mounting bolts for the alternator using a wrench, and remove the alternator.
Installation
6. Mount the alternative alternator and bolt it in place with the mounting bolts. Connect all electrical connectors (and the heater hose bracket if wanted).
7. Install the drive belt by loosening the tensioner once more; make certain the belt is correctly seated throughout the grooves of every pulley and follows the identical path alongside the pulleys as earlier than.
8. Reconnect the battery cable.
Read more : How to Install an Alternator on a Chevrolet S10
