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=== Removal ===

* Disconnect the negative battery cable.
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Remove the 4 nuts holding the fan & clutch onto the fan pulley (10mm open wrench).

Be careful not to drop the lock washers. - Remove the 10mm bolt holding the fan shroud to the air filter support.
* Pop the fan side of the shroud off the radiator side and remove the fan and shroud together.
* Put 2 of the fan’s nuts back on the studs to keep the pulley from falling off the water pump.
* Jack up the car and support it with jack stands.
* If your car still has the splash shield, remove it by taking out the 10mm bolts or Phillips head screws (varies by year).
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Remove the four 14mm sway bar-to-body bolts and let the sway bar hang from the end links.

Remove to drop swaybar. Two bolts per side.

Sway bar lowered out of the way.
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Remove the alternator drive belt by loosening the tensioner nut (12mm) and then the locking bolt (12mm).

Turbo Models

84-86 Non Turbo
* Remove the top bolt holding the lower alternator bracket to the motor for extra clearance.
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From the rear of the alternator, remove the one retaining bolt and unplug the connector.

* On the front of the alternator, remove the remaining retaining bolt. Turn the alternator around for access to the last bolt holding the wiring.