The electricity that powers headlights coextensive these is supplied by an alternator.
Disassembling an alternator
1. Disconnect the battery. The van's touchy computers could be damaged provided there is a short while you are disassembling the alternator.When automotive technicians recite that there's a dispute with the alternator, they oftentimes reccomend buying a original replacement alternator or having the existing one rebuilt (which basically involves putting a total fashionable place of innards in the existing housing). Nevertheless provided you keep the age and the inclination, simply disassembling the alternator might concede a cheaper establish, love replacing worn outside brushes, whether that's all it needs. What follows is the recommended fashion to disassemble your alternator.
Instructions
2. Remove the alternator from the vehicle. To act this, loosen the zone and slide it off the pulley. Then remove the bolts that fasten the alternator to the front of the engine, disconnect the wires that bound into the alternator and catching the alternator off, forming firm to notice the direction of the wires that were connected to the alternator. Consult a shop guide for detailed directions on disassembling the alternator--the later steps in this article, although all-inclusive, may not be suitable for your alternator.
3. Put the alternator in a vise, and using the crescent wrench and the Allen wrench (if needed to hold the shaft) remove the pulley nut, which is located at the center of the pulley next to the fan.
4. Using a bearing puller, remove the pulley and then remove the through bolts that run from the drive end frame (where the pulley is) to the diode end frame. Tap the drive end frame lightly with a brass or plastic hammer. Remove the drive end frame.
5. Remove the rotor, stator, diode pack, brushes and assorted bearings, O-rings, bushings and hardware from the alternator. Place these items on a work table so as to have a better idea of where they go when you reassemble the alternator.
