Don't even get me going on these Duratec Alternators! I had to replace mine 4 times! 1st time-original wore out, 2nd-defective, 3rd-defective, 4th-defective! what the hell, the defective ones lasted a month or so before they went! On the bright side I have it down to about an hour on my Duratec 5 speed.
I always dropped the rear frame mounts and lowered the frame about 2 inches (just enough where nothing else has to be unhooked and you can still fit your hands through). Oh yeah that 1 hour change is in the shop on the hoist, perks of working at a garage.
