seized alternator bolt!!
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From: Harleysville, PA
Year: 1998
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Engine: 4.0L I6 Powertech
seized alternator bolt!!
well ive been working all day on this damn alternator bolt thats stuck in!!! its getting me pretty 
anyways how can i get it out?! ive used: 4ft breaker bar, impact wrench, 2 cans of liquid wrench, and a big a$$ hammer.
its that bolt that threads right into the bracket (not the top one with a nut that was easy) and now the bolt is rounded..... P.O.S!!!
anyways how can i get it out?! ive used: 4ft breaker bar, impact wrench, 2 cans of liquid wrench, and a big a$$ hammer.its that bolt that threads right into the bracket (not the top one with a nut that was easy) and now the bolt is rounded..... P.O.S!!!
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From: Smiths Station, Al
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Hmmm the last time I messed with this I broke the Bracket that screws in to. Had to pick up a new one at the JY. I would just remove the whole brakcet and work on it from a bench. Then once you get it out replace that bolt lol (that should be a given) and lather it down with some anti-sieze.
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Just to add. I know it sounds stupid. But also if you can tighten the bolt some to help break it free.
Other wise just get another bracket like I did. It would prolly save a lot of time and heartache.
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I bought this really cool extractor set at Lowes (I think it was Lowes...getting old and memory sucks) It allows you to bite and grab into ANY nut or bolt and won't let go till you break the bolt free or completely off.
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yea thats what im lookin at now.... cause i dont think i can get the bracket off without this damn bolt! and i dont wanna get one at the JY cause i wont have my air tools! right now ill prolly buy a set of grip tight sockets and see what that does me
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Good grief Charlie Brown.
Just wrench it.
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haha well i dont like how there cars are supported so i do not wanna be under there long........ anyways..... is there a way i can get the bracket off with the alternator still attached??
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I can't look I have steering skids on both my jeeps. I would assume you could. I remember the bolts being right on the block. I had the alternator off so I really don't recall what would have been in the way.
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can you weld?
If possible, get a grade-8 nut, for say 1/2 bolt.
Weld the nut to the rounded off part.
The heat may loosen the bolt and you now have a good attachment part.
plan b
If the alternator is toast, use an air chisel to bust up the aluminum housing (where the bolt threads in)
plan c
Bet your friends they can't get it off
Weld the nut to the rounded off part.
The heat may loosen the bolt and you now have a good attachment part.
plan b
If the alternator is toast, use an air chisel to bust up the aluminum housing (where the bolt threads in)
plan c
Bet your friends they can't get it off
Last edited by dennis461; Aug 2, 2010 at 09:49 PM.
