How to Replace the Alternator on a Chevy Celebrity

The alternator generates and distributes electricity to accessories such as the lights, heater and fuel pump on your car. The spinning of the alternator is what produces this electricity. When the alternator stops working, the power to run the accessories comes from the battery, and since accessories drain the battery rapidly, you must replace the alternator right away.

• 1

  Disconnect the negative battery cable using a wrench to loosen the terminal nut.

• 2

  Locate the alternator at the front of the engine, on the left side. Unplug the voltage regulator harness. It is made up of two wires and is the only set of wires that plugs into the alternator. Disconnect the remaining wires using a wrench to remove the nuts.

• 3

  Loosen the adjusting bolt on the alternator using a socket and ratchet. Pull the belt off the alternator pulley.

• 4

  Remove the mounting bolts from the alternator using the socket and ratchet. Pull the alternator out of the Celebrity.

• 5

  Put the new alternator in the Chevy and tighten the mounting bolts with the socket and ratchet. Place the belt on the alternator pulley and tighten the adjusting bolt with the socket and ratchet.

• 6

  Reconnect the electrical wires to the alternator--use a wrench to tighten the nuts. Plug the voltage regulator into the alternator. Connect the battery cable and tighten the terminal nut with a wrench.