How to Install an Alternator for a 1995 Mercury Topaz GL
- 1). Align the mounting holes on the alternator with the alternator mounting bracket.
- 2). Secure the alternator to the alternator mounting bracket with the factory retaining bolts.
- 3). Connect the factory electrical connector to the alternator.
- 4). Route the alternator belt through the pulley system using the belt path guide printed on the underside of your Topaz GL's hood.
- 5). Place a breaker bar over the handle of a socket wrench and turn the pulley tensioner bolt in the center of the pulley system clockwise to move the auto tension pulley. Then, slide the belt over the auto tensioner and release the auto tensioning bolt. This will apply tension to the belt and secure the belt to the alternator pulley as well as all of the other pulleys on the pulley system.