[V8] early alternator diagnosis

[Coleman, David]

Driving along last night (on the way to the hospital of all places) when the battery light comes on in the early warning display.  Few miles later the anti-lock light comes on.  Lights start getting dim, power steering gets heavy.  Lady with a baby in the right seat, so I just pushed on.  As expected, it wouldn't start after shutting it off.

Two hours later, it started back up, but still with barely any voltage (30-second windows, e.g.).  Made it the five miles back home thankfully.

Gotta figure the alt stopped charging.  I just moved a couple weeks ago, and my manual (and computer) are still packed away, so I'm going in blind.  Does anyone have any must-know BTDTs on the alternator R&R?

Thanks,
DaveC.