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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8537781" data-attributes="member: 540940">Being that you&#039;re, what?&nbsp; $1,000 or so into your system at this point and trying to do it yourself you really need to be spending a LITTLE something on the tools to do what you need to do.&nbsp; You can pick up a cheap jack and jack stands at your local parts store for $50 or so.&nbsp; Another good option is a pair of ramps.&nbsp; I pull mine out every couple weeks for one thing or another.A cheap DMM would be a good idea too.&nbsp; You can check voltage at the battery and amp to try to figure out if it&#039;s your charging system causing the problem or something else.Do you have the 3.0L?&nbsp; I&#039;m pretty sure the setup is similar to my old SHO -- It had the 3.4L v8 but I&#039;m pretty sure the dimensions and layout are a lot alike.You can just jack up the right side and take off the wheel and access the alt wires w/o a lot of hassle.&nbsp; Removing/installing is a bit of a challenge, but getting to the output wire is not a big deal.&nbsp; Unfortunately, according to Rockauto the Mazda 6 is the ONLY car that uses that particular alt so finding an affordable HO is not very likely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8537781, member: 540940"] Being that you're, what? $1,000 or so into your system at this point and trying to do it yourself you really need to be spending a LITTLE something on the tools to do what you need to do. You can pick up a cheap jack and jack stands at your local parts store for $50 or so. Another good option is a pair of ramps. I pull mine out every couple weeks for one thing or another. A cheap DMM would be a good idea too. You can check voltage at the battery and amp to try to figure out if it's your charging system causing the problem or something else. Do you have the 3.0L? I'm pretty sure the setup is similar to my old SHO -- It had the 3.4L v8 but I'm pretty sure the dimensions and layout are a lot alike. You can just jack up the right side and take off the wheel and access the alt wires w/o a lot of hassle. Removing/installing is a bit of a challenge, but getting to the output wire is not a big deal. Unfortunately, according to Rockauto the Mazda 6 is the ONLY car that uses that particular alt so finding an affordable HO is not very likely. [/QUOTE]

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