replace alternator?

[timber_cruiser]

I have a 89 accord. Today my battery light went on. Yesterday I had the brake lamp light go on (near the bottom of the instrument panel, not the emergency brake light). I checked all my bulbs and they work fine, the brake fluid is topped off. Does anyonew know if these problems are related? I am guessing that I will need to replace the alternator. Any tips or advice on how to get the alternator in and out of that tight space would be greatly appreciated!!

[A18A]

For your alternator, you should do the charge test

but if you know for sure that its the alternator, hope this helps

that through bolt is a bitch to get off, i stripped one of mine, now i dont know what to do
but i know that you dont have to disconnect the driveshaft, hope this helps

[lamontlamont]

i had a brake warning light come on but all the bulbs were working, it turned out to be corrosion on one of the bulb sockets. i would get some electrical cleaner and some electrical lubricant. they sell them in the electronic section at home depot , you need to clean all the bulb sockets. you will probably see a very dry socket with some residue on it thats probably the culprit.

[timber_cruiser]

Thanks so much for the advice and diagrams. They helped alot. I was able to slip the alternator out through the passenger side after removing the heater hose. This also seemed to fix my brake light problem.

[Cant Stop]

i have a problem with a constantly blowing brake light guess i will have to take to dealer as i have replaced the assembly with wires already

[touring 1]

to all, had my alternator checked. only needed brushes. 5 bucks for brushes, 1.79 for solder. sanded them til they fit nicely.