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Originally Posted by Mike Murrell
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I bought that set today. It's next on the list of tools to try.
Accessability is very poor. If I cut off the bolt head I'll still have to pull the alternator and I'm not sure how easy it will be to get if off the adjuster even with all the other bolts removed. Not sure I can get a Dremel tool in there at an angle which would allow the head to be cut off without removing the radiator. The picture is deceiving with the radiator and shroud removed. There's just enough room between the belts and the shroud to get a ratchet in there.
The radiator may have to come out. It's got a plastic tank and I discovered a crack today. (as if this rounded bolt wasn't bad enough). I patched it with SuperMend epoxy and S-glass. If that doesn't hold I'll have to replace it.
Everything else is standard thread and from what I read, this is standard thread too. I did try tightening it to see if that trick would break it free but that didn't work either.
By the way, I did try an extractor socket I bought in a set at Pep Boys. The socket has about 6 pins in it. Worthless junk.