Attention! If the stereo system installed in the car is equipped with a security code, before disconnecting the battery, make sure that you have the correct combination to activate the audio system!
2. Having previously marked, disconnect the electrical wiring from the generator.
3a. Loosen the alternator axle bolt.
3b. Loosen the alternator adjusting bolt (see accompanying illustrations) and remove the drive belt.
4. To remove the generator from the engine compartment, it is necessary to partially dismantle the drive shaft located under it. Disconnect the lower end of the control arm from the suspension strut (see chapter Suspension and steering) and release the outer end of the left drive shaft from the wheel hub. On Integra models, you will also need to unbolt the intermediate shaft support bearing from the engine block. (see accompanying illustration) – see chapter Clutch and drive shafts.
5. Turn out adjusting and axial bolts and remove the generator from the engine (see accompanying illustration).
6. If it is necessary to replace the generator, take the block removed from the car with you to the store as a sample - the new generator must correspond in its technical characteristics to the failed one. Compare the terminals - they must have the same numbering, size and location. Finally, compare the identification marking, usually stamped on the unit case, or printed on a label tied to it - the identification numbers of the old and replacement generators must match.
7. Usually replacement generators are not supplied with a drive pulley, which in this case must be rearranged from the old unit.
8. Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
9. Finally, adjust the tension of the drive belt (see Current service).
10. To check the correct functioning of the generator, measure the charge voltage generated by it (see Charging system - general information and precautions).