I appreciate showing the struggle. my least favorite part is trying to get things in and out of the bay. woulda bought a new alternator tho because it would suck having to do this again in 20k miles.
Hi! I have same noise on alternator, so on weekend will change bearings in it even it is -20 outside) and additionally 12.5-12.8 Volts is good battery without engine running, and 14.2-14.7 Volt must be while running, more than 15 volts it is not good, it means your alternator will overcharge the battery
I wonder if Honda discontinuing the FIT has caused prices for their OEM parts to skyrocket. A new OEM alternator costs $950~ USD! Compare that to a new OEM alternator for a Civic or Accord of the same year that cost $550 and $465 respectively. Used low mileage OEM seems like a more favorable gamble than Autozone chinesium.