Help! Cannot remove pivot bolt from the altenator

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Sep 4, 2010 | 03:25 PM

stone3663

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Help! Cannot remove pivot bolt from the altenator

1973 Ford F250, 360 5.9l engine. I cannot get the pivot bolt out so I can replace my altenator. the altenator spins with the pivot bolt. Any suggestions, or directions to previos threads would be helpful.

Sep 4, 2010 | 04:55 PM

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From: Stanley, VA

Are you saying the bolt is seized in the alternator so you can't unscrew it from the block?

Sep 4, 2010 | 06:28 PM

stone3663

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yeah, it was seized inside the altenator

Sep 4, 2010 | 06:40 PM

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Try soaking the threads with a penetrating oil for an hour and use an impact wrench or breaker bar on it.even if it twists off I think it can still be used as a core deposit.

Sep 4, 2010 | 06:41 PM

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You can try soaking it with PB balster or some other penetrating oil but as wide as the casting is I don't know if that would work. If you have access to a torch you can try heating it to break the bond.
Or you can get a six point socket and a long breaker bar and try forcing the bolt to break loose.