I need to replace my alternator but the bolt is super seized, and I'm afraid to try and take it out because I have no idea what I'll do if I fuck it up.
What should I do?
>>28457537 (OP)Cry about it, do nothing, yell at the bolt for a few minutes, drink a beer, then remove it. Get some penetrating oil in it, heat it with a torch or heat gun, then just remove it.
24" breaker bar that bitch.
>>28457537 (OP)Sounds like you need to replace your alternator.
Soak it with PB Blaster
Let it sit 30+ mins (or overnight).
Tap lightly with hammer to help it work in.
Use proper tools
6-point socket + breaker bar
No 12-point or worn tools
Still stuck? Use heat
Heat the area around the bolt with a torch for ~30 sec
Try loosening while hot
Watch for wires/fuel lines!
If you strip/snap it
Extractor kit, weld a nut, or drill if needed
Don't panic — fixable
>>28457537 (OP)if you break it just take it to a mechanic and blame it on them?
taking responsibility for your own actions is outdated as flip phones
Have you got a self-serve auto wreckers nearby? Go and remove an alternator in their yard. You can practice on a car that's not yours, and you'll have spare parts in case you fuck yours up.
>>28457537 (OP)Mapp torch with the head is $65. Flame wrench is always your friend
have your boyfriend take it out wrenchlet frognigger
>>28457537 (OP)Insert a wrench into any long pipe.
It will be easier.
>>28457537 (OP)Have you tried shooting at it?
>Grind off mounts
>Grind off bolt head
>Slide new alternator over bolts
>Weld new nut to bolt
Ez. Pz.
>>28458257I'm not even American. I'm giving American advice to whom I presume is American.
Cry on the internet and then ask your nearest father figure
