OEM Chrysler PT Cruiser Alternator

Chrysler PT Cruiser Alternator Parts and Q&A

• Alternator
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  Q: How to Maintain and Fix an Alternator on Chrysler PT Cruiser?

  A:

  To begin, take out the air cleaner lid, remove the inlet air sensor from its hose and lastly, remove the negative Battery Cable. Release the upper generator lock nut and lift your car with a hoist. First, take out the right front wheel, the accessory drive splash shield and pencil strut; then, give both the lower pivot bolt and T-bolt for the accessory Drive Belt a loose turn. Loose the wire from the B+ terminal rod and nut, remove the connection from the generator to the field circuit and lift off the generator belt. After that, remove the axle retaining nut and the lower Control Arm from the Steering Knuckle and take the shaft out, ensuring a container is under the transmission to catch any released fluid. Unfasten the two bolts at the bottom-one from the ground, one from the upper T-bolt-and get the generator out from the car. For installation, secure the generator where you want it and set in place the bolt and nut loosely. Then, fit the generator belt and tighten it. Secure the steering knuckle by tightening the lower pivot bolt to 54 N.m (40 ft. lbs.), then fit the Axle Shaft and control arm and tighten the lower Ball Joint nut and axle retaining nut. Place the pencil strut back, fit the B+ terminal nut and wire and tighten them as recommended to 11.3 N.m (100 ins. lbs.). Connect the field circuit to the generator, set the accessory drive splash shield back in place and place the right front wheel, then lower the vehicle. For the final step, use a torque wrench to turn the T-bolt locknut up to 54 N.m (40 ft. lbs.), attach the negative battery cable again and put the air cleaner lid on. Don't forget to install the inlet air temperature sensor and makeup hose, too. Afterward, check the transmission fluid.
• Alternator
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  Q: How to Service and Repair an Alternator on Chrysler PT Cruiser?

  A:

  Take out the air cleaner lid and disconnect the inlet air sensor and makeup air hose next and only then should you disconnect the negative Battery Cable. Adjust your upper generator lock nut until the bolts are loose, then raise the car on a hoist. Release the right front wheel, the splash shield and removed the bracket holding the belt. Take off the lower pivot bolt, unwind the accessory Drive Belt t-bolt, detach the field circuit from the generator and strip the B+ terminal wire and nut. Afterwards, remove the generator belt, the axle retaining nut and the lower Control Arm, then remove the Axle Shaft by putting a container below the transmission. Take out the generator lower mounting bolt and nut from the upper adjustment bracket and take the generator out of the bottom. After placing the generator, fit the bolt and nut together loosely and then attach the generator belt. Attach the axle shaft and lower control arm to the Steering Knuckle and then install the lower Ball Joint nut and the retaining nut for the axle. Fix the support bracket again, bolt the B+ terminal nut to reach 11.3 Nm (100 ins. lbs.) and connect the field circuit to the generator. Set the accessory drive splash shield in place, fix the right front wheel and bring the vehicle down to handle level. After that, crank the upper pivot nut to 54 Nm (40 ft. lbs.), attach the negative battery wire again, put on the air cleaner lid, join the sensors and hoses and assess the transmission fluid.