Alternator bolt question

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

You might be able to get a chubby easy-out in there, but I've broken them
trying to wrench on something as stuck as that bolt probably is.  That would
suck.

http://brokentap.com/images/easy-out.gif


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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 2:49 PM
>Subject: RE: Re: Alternator bolt question
>
>> I have the pick (a genuine Snap-On at that) used it, kroiled, hammered in
>> the socket, loosened the shaft part by moving the alternator up and down,
>> turned the wrench and it didn't snap. It rounded. By now I'm pretty
>> confident that it would have done so for anyone, (perhaps it was
>> pre-rounded by my nephew's previous eforts on the car) I DO know how to
>> remove a bucket bolt, or at least I tend to snap rather than round them.
>> So
>> I've tried using a cold chisel to make a slot, and struck it again at an
>> angle to jar it loose, still won't move, and I have no clearance
>to get my
>> vice grips on it, that is, if I could find them, the kid has them
>> somewhere. Sorry to rant, I have just totally had it with cars, I spend
>> all
>> my free time on them, and this one will cost me two tows and a pile of
>> money. Maybe I should just go for the tow, the price of scrap is up after
>> all. <JK>
>>
>>
>> Oh, and hubby just headed out in the POS Jetta, it hasn't seen road time
>> for two months, due to the need of what you may ask? Oh, an alternator.
>> Yeah, he'll kill it. Not that I care in any way about that one.
>>
>> Cathy
>>
>>