# 1994 Ford F250 7.3L XLT Alternator Removal

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-f250-7-3l-xlt-alternator-removal/53524>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** belts, f250, ford, alternators\
**Created:** [August 14, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-f250-7-3l-xlt-alternator-removal/53524 "2010-08-14T15:15:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ellwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Ellwood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ellwood)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-f250-7-3l-xlt-alternator-removal/53524/1 "2010-08-14T15:15:12Z")

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Okay, so after going through two batteries in two weeks its been decided that the alternator is not working.  
  
  
  
 I cannot afford the risk of being stranded at a shop with a broke truck while waiting for a mechanic to check everything. I have been told that I can just pull out the alternator and take it in by itself to get it looked at.  
  
  
  
 First question, can a mechanic check an alternator that isn’t attached to the truck it belongs to?  
  
  
  
 Second question, how do I get the alternator belt to release tension?  
  
  
  
 Here is a link to a series of diagrams, the belt diagram in the lower right for the 7.5L matches what I’ve got to work with. I’ve tinyurl’d the really really long url below.  
  
  
  
 [http://tinyurl.com/269q528](http://tinyurl.com/269q528)  
  
  
  
 There IS a belt tensioner but it doesn’t control the tension to both belt systems. I cannot find any instructions elsewhere in the Inter-tubes that tell how, specifically, the belt to the alternator is tensioned.  
  
  
  
 Any help?

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-f250-7-3l-xlt-alternator-removal/53524/2 "2010-08-14T18:43:59Z")

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So, is it the 7.3 diesel as indicated in your title ?  
Or is it the 7.5 460 gas you speak of in your text ?

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**Author:** ![Ellwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Ellwood](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ellwood)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-f250-7-3l-xlt-alternator-removal/53524/3 "2010-08-16T21:22:09Z")

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I miss keyed. I have a 7.5 but I bit the bullet and just started to tinker with things until I figured out which bolts to remove and in what order.

Thanks though.