Re: Water Pump Pulley Bolts- - - How do i immobilize the pulley and other stuff

This is absolutely the funniest thread I think I've ever seen on this group---

Poor bianca, struggling with his water pump, rounding off bolts, buying $500 dollars worth of tools to do a $300 job, etc.

Hope ya finally got it done, my friend----

in an effort to immobilise the pulley,i put the new s-belt > on .it wasn't quite tight enough to hold the pulley in place when > i tried to loosen the bolts with me 6 point(10mm) wrench. > Would some sort of clamp work(in conjunction with keeping > the new belt on)to keep the pulley still?? or perhaps a > vice-grip plier of some sort?? > > > > Does anyone have an idea which dremel tool would be best > > for cutting the bolt of me water pump pulley-- i can't fully > > immobilise the pulley or budge the bolts--. would you > > recommend the cordless multi-pro,or should i get something > > cheaper??? > > > > > > > > > > > snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (bianca equine) typed until their > > > fingers bled, and came up with: > > > > > > > so bolt extractor sockets will work better than the 6 point > > > > wrench that i am using??? > > > > > > Once you've stripped the head of the bolt, even the best wrench won't work > > > anymore. That's when you need to use the extractor. > > > > > > > How would you extract the rest of the bolt after you have > > > > cut off the head?? > > > > > > Sometimes (at least it has been my experience with my Saturn...) it is the > > > head that is stuck, not the threads (the "back" of the head is rusted/stuck > > > to the bracket), so once you remove the head, the threaded part can be > > > backed out with either a screw extractor (yet another tool...), or if there > > > are any exposed threads, you can grab them with vise grips and turn them > > > out.
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