anybody change the alt in a parking lot 200 miles from home,2006 duramax ,i did my 2002 in 15 mins,but 06' they changed the tensioner pully and i think i've got to take off the airbox,and lower intercooler tube ,i heard its a 2-3hr job ,,any thoughts????????

what tools do you have? It takes me longer than usual to do mechanical things but I would think it would take at least an hour or so. Will it hurt anything just to remove those things? I mean time yeah but you could get the alternator in and out there pretty quick right?

i rented a belt tensioner wrench,and ive got sockets ,but its 46 degs here in lynchfield il ,and im just a little tired of stupid things happening on the road and not at home,,i just thought somebody had a quicker idea,guess im just getting old

in my 05 i changed to a 185 amp and did not have to take anything off but the alt , which i had to beat in with a rubber mallot.

in my 05 i changed to a 185 amp and did not have to take anything off but the alt , which i had to beat in with a rubber mallot.
how did you get the belt off and on?,i think 06' trks are diff then earlier years,i did my 02' in 15mins ,but i don't even see the tensioner on my 06'

tensioner pulley,the airbox is different from 05-06.Thinking back I may have used a crow bar to release the tension on the pulley.

The tensioner has a 1/2 inch drive slot. Just take a 1/2" breaker bar with a small extension and that should do it,if its the same as 05.

its done, 40 mins,i managed to do it with-out taking off the intercooler tube