How To Change An Alternator On A 2003 Ford F150

Phil and Clay work to change the alternator in our 2003 Ford F150 in 16 degree weather. It's so cold the camera keeps dying.

⏱️⏱️Chapters⏱️⏱️ 00:00 Follow along with a handyman 00:25 Changing a Ford F150 Alternator in 16 degree weather 01:12 Make sure to prop up the hood 01:29 Alternator is right on top 01:40 Locate the tensioner 02:06 Disconnecting the battery, and grabbing the metal stud for the hood 02:40 Need 8mm to take the battery cables off 04:00 Gather your tools… Probably want to do that first 05:04 Don't know the meaning of surrender 05:30 They are back, putting the alternator in. It got so cold the phone quit working 06:30 Pretty easy change if you have the tools and the willingness to do it 06:45 And YouTube to check while you're getting warmer 07:20 And the Phone died 07:30 Be an American not an American't

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Just to let you know, you're not the Lone Ranger when it comes to working in bad weather. We had a alternator go out on this truck last night, 30 miles away from home had to have it towed in. And so I've got to change the alternator and decides to snow. So, at 16 degrees, we are going to start working on pulling this alternator out, albeit not very easy and probably take breaks.

Oh, the hydraulic ramps aren't holding it up. Hold it up. We'll just use this piece of metal stud. Where I took out a window in a pet store, pet supply. Alternator, it is right here on top. That's kind of cool. Got to find the tensioner. That's not good. We'll be dropping it on our head. Stand up. The tensioner is right here.

Or is that an idler barring tensioner is down below? Yeah, tensioner is down below. Got to have.

You want to point to the tensioner?

You taka a, you put a looks like an Allen wrench on that one? Anyway, let's disconnect the battery, get my mental stud back up. Tiny little things bolts. Umm, alright, so let’s go get those. So, I'm taking the battery connections loose.

We don't have to take both of them loose, but I probably will because I don't want to short things out when I'm taking the wires off at the back of the alternator. I just don't want those problems.

What size is the wrench?

This is an eight millimeter on his 2006 Ford three 2003.

Okay. We are probably going to take breaks as this wind is making that temperature even worse. I'm put this where it will not fall. Wow, it don't want to come off. I'm trying. That don't want to come off at all. I'm going to go get my pry ba ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2xkW5uh1Rc