How To Take Apart A Ford Alternator. Remove old solder and old brushes. The mustang 3g may be different.
Disconnect the two remaining electrical connectors. When you have it dry & clean, tape off the the holes where you can see the wire windings & tape off where the wires connect to it. It is a bitch putting it back together but it can be done with out too many special tools.
Remove the rear bracket that is held by 10 millimeter fasteners as well. There are a couple of ways to do it without damaging any part. Their really not bad to take apart.
It may be necessary to. Remove the two 10 millimeter fasteners from the front of the engine. Take it to the car wash & pressure wash it.
Over the years i have seen people struggle for hours, even days to remove an alternator pulley. The distance between the mounting holes on the original is 7 inches. Right now it's disassembled and i need to take the rotor apart since i'm planning on replacing the coil inside with a ring permanent magnet.
It got mud in it and quit working. Set your multimeter to dcv dc volts above 15. Just take it off & clean it up using a good stiff brush & some compressed air.
The correct one is with the mounting holes 180 degrees apart, like the original 65amp alternator. Put the rubber boot and the rubber grommet back on. On this video i will show you how to replace the alternator on a 1999 to 2004 ford mustang if you want to purchase the alternator click bel.