Can any one please give me some help? I am trying to remove the alternator and am having a little trouble identifying exactly what I am suppose to be loosening/ removing here.

 

here is the tech for installing a crank pulley. it shows where the belt tensioner is. hope its helpful.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...asc&highlight=

 

Thank you so much! I searched, but did not come across that thread. That is the bolt I was looking for, I guess I just need more muscle now.

 

it's a heck of a lot easier with two people. when i did my nst pullies i had issues getting everything back together because of that tensioner. It was either the alternator or the water pump that didnt want to go on. with another person holding the tensioner loose, it was suddenly o so easy to get everything

 

still thinking of getting those pulleys... scared to death to touch that crank pulley though...

 

I'd think twice about removing harmonic balancing.
here's a link explaining why if you are interested.
http://www.atiperformanceproducts.co...mper_dinan.htm

 

yeah thats why i'm scared to do it...

 

i got that....that's why i was trying to remove the fear and replace it with common sense

 

Please stay in topic (NOT TO BE AN @SS), there are many threads about this, and there is still many debate over this. For now there, hasn't been any problem in our motors, when using crankpulleys. So the debate is inconclusive.