GeneralDisorder Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 gd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 This looks to be the best way around the crappy stock alt. Thanks for the info! My '84 GL will be getting this setup. Question though, did I read correct that the factory (ea81) harness can be modified to plug into this Maxima alt, or do you need a bit of harness from a junkyard Maxima? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 Yes - if you pull the spade connectors out of the plastic connector on the EA81 harness they can just be slipped onto the Maxima alt male spade's. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudER wagon Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 so i did this over the weekend, works fine but for some reason i cant get the pulleys to line up right even after grinding the spacer i cant really figure it out is there something im missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Do you mean it wobbles or do you mean the position of the pulley compared to where it needs to be in line with the belt is off?? Got a pic? Mine was basically straight swap but it still wobbles a tad because we couldnt get the spacer perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudER wagon Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 its still sticks a taad to far out in relation to where it needs to be idk why but its starting to get annoying:mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Pics would help. A slight missalignent with v belts is not a big deal. They will handle quite a bit. That said - I would need pics of your setup to further advise. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JROO22 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Great Idea! Excited to try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 GD, or anyone else that might know... Ive got a reman 90A Maxima alt in the mail to do this swap, but Im unsure of what pulley I need. Im concerned about the double pulley rubbing the AC belt. What pulley would work? Thanks for any help:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch de la Brat Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 To repeat what GD said, "You can use either pulley, you just have to grind the spacer until the belt is properly aligned." It may not be exact, but it's easier than hunting it down and quoting it. Twitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Ah, must have missed that post. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Yep - you can use that EA81 pulley. That will look great in there! What a nice engine bay! Please post a pic when you get it installed.... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 woah... what? I can use the pulley I have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Sure - zip it off there and make your spacer to fit that pulley. The spacer will be a little shorter than in my pics. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Sweet! Thanks dude. Ill post a pic when its in. It should be here this week. I look forward to swapping out the POS stock unit. It cannot even handle the heater fan on high and the high beams, at idle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 (edited) Success! Nabbed a reman alt off of ebay for $70 shipped to my door. Works great! Idle with no load, 14.38V With high beams, fog lamps, heater fan on full blast, at idle Im seeing 12.8V Lights BARELY dim when the revs come to idle. A few tips... * I found the optimum spacer thickness to be 11mm. I used an end wrench to keep the thickness true as I was grinding the factory spacer down. To do the grinding I put the spacer in a vice, and used an angle grinder. I finished with a bench mounted belt sander. * The round battery lead connector had to be opened up to fit over the stud on the alt. * I didnt like how the spade connectors connected to the alternator on the top. Moisture collection was my concern. I made a foam rubber cover to fix the problem. Just a small rectangular bit, with a cut in the middle to allow the wires to pass through. Rock on! Edited January 19, 2011 by Idasho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 reviving this important thread. bummed that the pics from GD's original post are gone. IIRC, they were useful and relevant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 also, i'm preparing to do this swap for my 88 GL with power steering/no AC GD - are you still supplying these units? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yeah - I can supply you with one. Just PM me the details. Pics were hosted on my old internet provider's native hosting - they sucked and I switched to fiber so those addresses are gone - sadly I cannot update the posts in this thread to rehost he pictures with Picasa because the post is too old and won't allow me the edit option. Perhaps a mod can do something about that..... GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) sending a pm....now that i have 10 posts. Edited October 18, 2011 by kona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Yeah - I can supply you with one. Just PM me the details. Pics were hosted on my old internet provider's native hosting - they sucked and I switched to fiber so those addresses are gone - sadly I cannot update the posts in this thread to rehost he pictures with Picasa because the post is too old and won't allow me the edit option. Perhaps a mod can do something about that..... GD Probably easier if you could repost them here and we can cut+paste them to the original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpholz Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 OLD THREAD QUESTION. is the body the same size on these things? tried to drop one in my XT and the body was HUGE. didn't fit at all. picked up a reman 87 nissan maxima 3.0 SOHC alt. did i screw up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idasho Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Same size as the OE alt on my '84 GL Only difference as far as the case goes is the harness connection location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91 subaru Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I see thay generaldisorder said that the nissan alt would work from an 87 to 94 maxima. My question is, is the alternator the same from a 96 maxima. I looked at oreilly's autoparts website and the looked the same. I was just looking for conformation on this. thanks for the input ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 It's not the same in the '95+ Maxima - the dimensions are slightly different and it's a 95 Amp instead of the 90 of the older Maxima's. You can (I have) make them fit with some modifications to the brackets and the pulley swap I do still works on them. Not worth it for the extra 5A IMO. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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