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.