Stuck - removing alternator with old-style A/C

[maxwarhole at yahoo.com (Max Tremblay)]

Jeff, do yourself a favor and get yourself a 6mm allen
socket . I consider this a absolutely necessary tool
to work on VWs. while your out shopping pick up a 5mm
too. Sears has them in 3/8 socket format. 

you'll be able to pop that sucker with a torque bar if
you use a 1/2 --> 3/8 converter.

My friend was taking his alternator out in his bunny
today while i was taking out his driveaxle, and i was
looking at him struggling, and told him "hey, get a
6mm allen socket". it'll be very useful for the crank
pully too, and if you have to work on a VR6 at some
point it'll be a godsend.

--- Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The stupid Bentley says you remove the alternator
> without taking off the A/C. I need to replace the
> water-pump of the Cali.
>  
> THE OLD-STYLE A/C SETUP IS  __THE WORST__ design in
> terms of accessibility I have ever seen!
>  
> The problem is the top alternator mouting bolt - I
> can get to it with a large 6mm allen key, but I
> can't get enough torque to break it loose. There is
> such little space in there I having a hard time
> seeing how it can be done without taking the A/C
> out.
>  
> Anyone with some experience with this?
>  
> Thanks, Jeff
> 
> 
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