That socket/ratchet would probably work perfectly! I'm going to wrestle with the bolt some more this afternoon. In the middle of the night last night I realized that when trying to undo the bolt I had coolant running over it...meaning the housing probably isn't leaking but rather the water pump itself out of the very bottom. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, since it might make my job a lot easier. I was going to swap out the whole housing since I have one sitting in my trunk waiting to be put in but I might be able to replace and reseal it. Guess I'll post here after I get the gunk off my hands tonight to update.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth