Im going to change out the rear vcg on my 97 gtp tomorrow. I checked things out tonight to see what kind of work im looking at. I know a lot of people say the alternator should be removed but in my case it looks like the alternator doesn't interfere much with the job. There is no bolts on the valve cover below the alternator that are blocked and the alternator doesn't really seem to get in the way of removing or reinstalling the valve cover there is enough room to work around it. I heard it depends what year the car is if it has to be removed or not? It looks like the worst part is a couple vacuum solenoids and hoses/wires in the way. Is there anything else I should look out for when doing it?
