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It finally came out!!! Here's a breakdown of the final success story:
1. Today, I put more PB blaster in and around the bottom alternator bolt.
2. Wrenched on it using a special thin ratcheting 17mm wrench from Sears. I also used a normal 17mm socket drive wrench in between taking rest breaks.
3. Then, took the long breaker bar and placed the end of it against the bolt head and hit the other end with a large sledge hammer. VOILA! The bolt began to come out!
4. I then removed the top 17mm bolt, then went ahead and knocked the bottom 17mm bolt out using my sledge hammer technique. I didn't hit it hard, just enough to move it on out.
Now that it is out, I have another issue. I'm purchasing an alternator with no drive pulleys so I have to remove the drive pulleys off this old alternator. Any ideas on how to remove the pulleys? Do I spray PB blaster than try to break the nut loose???
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