Just wanted to give folks some more insight into an alternator replacement on the 200. I had the battery dash light pop up on me the other day. Checked voltage on the battery while running and was only getting 11.6v or so. The alternator needed to be replaced.
If you're a search nut like myself before diving into projects, the only couple posts I found were saying it had to be pulled from underneath. Saying both lower radiator hose and the power steering lines had to be removed. @CruiserFan88 mentioned the pressure hose on the power steering pump being $300 if damaged.
In all the Tundra videos online, they're able to simply pull the alternator through the passenger wheel well when the power steering pump is unbolted and swung out of the way. The smaller frames on our 200 series just don't allow for that.
Not wanting to damage any high pressure power steering hoses I opted to try to pull the alternator up through the top of the motor. Even if I had to pull the radiator. And really, it wasn't all too bad. The fan, shroud and both radiator hoses need to be removed and then you pretty much have all the access you need.
No more battery dash light once it was all back together. It was a solid 5.5-6 hour job for me last night. Although, I broke away for taco Tuesday with the family and wasted about an hour on the 2 lower alternator bolts. Without any breaks and being more familiar with the job, I could probably tackle it in 3-4 hours.
Thanks to all those that posted before me on this subject. Hope this adds to the conversation and gives others another angle to try.
If you're a search nut like myself before diving into projects, the only couple posts I found were saying it had to be pulled from underneath. Saying both lower radiator hose and the power steering lines had to be removed. @CruiserFan88 mentioned the pressure hose on the power steering pump being $300 if damaged.
In all the Tundra videos online, they're able to simply pull the alternator through the passenger wheel well when the power steering pump is unbolted and swung out of the way. The smaller frames on our 200 series just don't allow for that.
Not wanting to damage any high pressure power steering hoses I opted to try to pull the alternator up through the top of the motor. Even if I had to pull the radiator. And really, it wasn't all too bad. The fan, shroud and both radiator hoses need to be removed and then you pretty much have all the access you need.
No more battery dash light once it was all back together. It was a solid 5.5-6 hour job for me last night. Although, I broke away for taco Tuesday with the family and wasted about an hour on the 2 lower alternator bolts. Without any breaks and being more familiar with the job, I could probably tackle it in 3-4 hours.
Thanks to all those that posted before me on this subject. Hope this adds to the conversation and gives others another angle to try.
