Alternator Removal How do you remove the alternator from a 1997 mercury villager?

Check charging system. Possible defective alternator

Check the lines of the alternator sometimes it gets corrosives
Check the tension on the drive belt, bearings, brushes...
Take the current alternator and test it with the new one and check the voltage in the store where you purchased.
check for shorts.
check that gets enough ground.
Also, just because its new does not mean its good special if it's refurbished that I don't know where you purchase it.

I remember a time that I replaced my refurbish steering power pump 6 times. pump was defected took me 6 times. it could be the Alternator regulator to be faulty.

how you can tell if your alternator is faulty. the lights on inside your car will blink go off, when you change station on your radio go off and on, dim, fuses blowing, head lights bulb blowing... check it out.
Test the alternator both the one you have now and a new one,
get second opinion to another place.

If is refurbished and keeps dying try to get the genuine for your car.

Good luck

remove the belt.then remove the bracket for the belt tension. then remove the bottom alternator bolt. pull alternator up to top of radiator.may need to remove upper radiator hose and cooling fan assembly to get enough room to get the alternator out.

there is a groups.yahoo.com/villager-quest owner group for help

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/villagerquest/

go here for help

gerry

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/villagerquest/

it's easy. go to our site and read files. I have posted removal and whare to solder to repair.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/villagerquest/

I have'nt done one myself but a friend tells me it is way easier to come out the bottom of the van.Just undo struts at the top ,remove brake lines undo motor mounts and remove framework bolt and take it out as a unit.Getting it up through to mo looks impossible.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/villagerquest/

it's usually called the trans mount cause that's what's on that side.

Section 02-03: Engine and Transaxle Mounting 1997 Villager Workshop Manual
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION Support Insulator, Front Transaxle Removal

1. Remove the battery (10655). Refer to Section 14-01 for the removal procedure.
   
2. Remove the Engine Air Cleaner (ACL) (9600). Refer to Section 03-12 for the removal procedure.
   
3. Remove the radiator coolant recovery reservoir (8A080). Refer to Section 03-03 for the removal procedure.
   
4. Remove the battery tray (10732). Refer to Section 14-01 for the removal procedure.
   
5. Support the transaxle with a floor jack.
   
6. Remove the front transaxle support insulator through bolt and nut.
   
7. Remove the three front transaxle support insulator bolts and the front transaxle support insulator.
   

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Support Insulator, Rear Transaxle Removal

1. Remove the rear transaxle support bracket. Refer to the procedure in this section.
   

1. Raise and support the vehicle.
   

1. Remove the three rear transaxle support insulator nuts.
   
   
   
   
   

1. Lower the vehicle.
   

1. Remove the rear transaxle support insulator from the vehicle.
   

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