hahaha it sucks let me say that
i changed mine out like two months ago
this is the way i did mine WITH OUT taking off the axle. got it out thru the bottom
lift ur car off the ground making sure its safe to work under, take your front tires off
theres this brace that goes across take it off, there two bolts holding it down on each end
picture is from the drivers side,socket is on one of the bolts
once thats out loosen the bolts that hold the driver side axle half way on, you can see it here at the bottom(take the braket and flip it down and outta the way after the next step)
once u do that u can pull the axle out like 2-3inches to give you room to take the alt out
then take the alt out, since u already took it off the bracket up top
heres a video, its tricky you have to get it at the right angle
removing it
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new one in, mine is a 300A alt but same deal
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hope that helps, took me hrs to figure out.