For many years, I've read and been told that you can't just disconnect the battery and replace the alternator on a modern vehicle...
"Oh no, you can't do that. You'll wreck something."
Nobody ever knew what you actually needed to do. Nobody ever could define what would get wrecked. I could not find any reference to a proper procedure online, just "Unhook the battery, take the old one out and put the new one in."
The voltage on my 2003 Chevy Silverado with 215,000 miles on it has been diving at stop signs for a while now, so I figured the regulator was going. It took me a whopping 20 minutes to replace the alternator. Nothing bad happened.
Worst part about it is the alternator cost about 10% of what the truck is worth...
Does anybody know what bad could have or should have gone wrong?
"Oh no, you can't do that. You'll wreck something."
Nobody ever knew what you actually needed to do. Nobody ever could define what would get wrecked. I could not find any reference to a proper procedure online, just "Unhook the battery, take the old one out and put the new one in."
The voltage on my 2003 Chevy Silverado with 215,000 miles on it has been diving at stop signs for a while now, so I figured the regulator was going. It took me a whopping 20 minutes to replace the alternator. Nothing bad happened.
Worst part about it is the alternator cost about 10% of what the truck is worth...
Does anybody know what bad could have or should have gone wrong?