I have a 1987 Dodge Colt Vista and I am trying to change the Alternator. I have the bolts out and the breather off of the engine but the work area is very tight and I can not figure out how to get the bushing out so that the alternator will lift out or just separate from the bracket. I have been wai…

There is probably another bolt holding the alternator bracket to the block which you can’t see because of the tight space.

I am very sure that there are no more bolts! But thank you. It is a bushing that my dad thinks was pulled into the bracket when the old bolt was tightened.it is just like a metal sleeve but I was told that it is not a slip fit it is a split bushing that fits tightly into the ear. There is no way to …

Cut a hole in the body tin, the inner fender or wherever, so you have some room to work. An '87 Colt?/ The car of your dreams? C’mon, you can dream better than that! The factory installed the alternator on the engine BEFORE they installed the engine in the car. They DON’T CARE if it’s impossible to…

So, you simply disconnect the body from the frame and lift it off, voila! there’s your alternator.

Do you have a manual for this thing? I’m looking at the procedure for changing it on a FWD Colt, and it includes removing the power steering pump and bracket and the A/C condenser fan. Maybe the thing is installed in such a way that you need that PS pump bracket off to get the last bolt off? If you…

Many cars are like this. The slide bushing takes up the slack between the bracket and the alternator housing. With 21 years on it, it is probably galled into place. This slide bushing is really tight on the bracket to begin with. You have to rock the alternator from side to side to get it loose. Swi…

Now what is wrong with it being the car of my dreams? I travel with 5 large dogs and two kids it is perfect! LOL. I do have a manual for it but it is a Haynes manual for a 1978-1987 Dodge Colt and Plymouth champ. It has no options for 4 wheel drive vehicles and I can not get one for My Dodge Colt Vi…

This is the car of your dreams? I’d rather drive a minivan. I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder!

This is the car of my dreams That car is not a Vista! Mine is clean and well taken care of. I am a second owner and it is only 4 years younger than me! I really love it no matter how much people make fun of me!!! But thanks for the laugh I need it with my luck with this car! Does any one know of any…

Alternator stuck in bracket

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Caddyman April 17, 2008, 3:10am 8

What frame? Drill or cut a hole opposite the bushing and drive it out of the bracket…

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Alternator stuck in bracket

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