you can see it from the passenger side under the hood find the power steering pump at the back by the fire-wall you'll see the pulley that is attached to the steering pump, then look just to the right and straight down looks like a fan pulley that is your Alternator
On the 3.8 L engine the reservoir cap is hidden behind/underneath the alternator. If you look behind the alternator, you will see two hoses. If you move hoses out of the way and look straight down, you should see all black cap of the power steering fluid reservoir. It's very easy to over look because there is no markings on the cap.
If it's the same 3.0L engine they put in the 2001 Montero Sport, the alternator is (looking from the front of the engine into the bay) located on the left side of the motor, toward the radiator, down low. It's straight below the power steering pump. There should be a belt that runs from the crankshaft to the alternator. Good luck... I'm on my third in 3 months.
Take it back to the alignment shop and they should re-do it for free. If you paid for it, your steering wheel should be straight.
The best hand position for straight ahead steering is to think of the steering wheel as a clock. The best position would be to have the hands on the 3 and the 9, which is what people are taught when learning how to drive.
When you have the front end aligned the mechanic should align the steering wheel also. This is so the steering wheel is positioned straight when you're driving straight down the road.
Under steering is when a car is in a turn and it continue straight or pushes the front end through the turn while the steering wheel is turned.
Loosen the mounting bolts for the alternator (one on left and one on right, both facing forward), then use the 3rd alternator bolt which faces up, unscrew it, and this will lower the alternator. Refit the new belt (make sure you center the new belt on all 3 pulleys engine, power steering, and alternator), then use the straight-up bolt to raise the alternator, tightening the belt. Careful not to set too tight-- you should be able to push the belt sideways 1/8 inch to 1/4 inch (cold engine) on the part between the alternator and the engine crankshaft. Retighten the 2 bolts facing forward-- this will lock the alternator in place. Drive the car for a day, then recheck belt tension when engine cools down-- sometimes will loosen a bit, so you must loosen the 2 bolts, raise the alternator a bit more, then retighten. This retighten should only have to be done once, if at all.
A good and accurate front-end alignment.All the parts of the steering and suspension "point straight down the road" will establish the steering wheel to do the same.Anything out of alignment will pull/push the wheel(s) in that direction.
my steering wheel is locked my tires are straight and everything and it refuses to unlock what do i do?
There will need to be an alignment done on the vehicle to straighten the steering wheel properly. The adjustment to make it straight is called a "toe Adjustment". If it pulls while driving causing the steering wheel not to be straight it will need a Caster or Camber adjustment or all of these may need adjustmnet.
You probably need an alignment.