Im on my 4th alt. All ford stock alt. The 3rd time i did it myself prior to this thread. I spent 3 days on the ground trying to get that thing out. My buddy tried for a day twisting, rocking, wiggling. I finally got it out and then it took another day to put the new one in. I want to try it with these instructions but its doing okay now. I will wait another few months and im sure the chance to try will come up.