Can't get the alternator pulley off???
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Can't get the alternator pulley off???
Does anyone have any tips to get the alternator pulley off? I was using a Torx 50 to keep the pulley from turning and a deep offset wrench on the nut itself. I pulled on the wrench so hard that it broke the torx bit in half.
The nut never budged. I was told that it is reverse threaded. Is this correct? Now I have to remove the other half of the Torx bit from the front of the alternator.
The nut never budged. I was told that it is reverse threaded. Is this correct? Now I have to remove the other half of the Torx bit from the front of the alternator.
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It's standard thread, not reversed. I used an impact on mine. I tapped the trigger a couple of times and it zipped right off. I ordered an overdrive pulley and have a 160 amp altenator. So I practiced on my og altenator to see how it came off. It did come off easy with the impact. I'm going to try the wrench/torx bit method when the pulley comes in. If I can't get it, I'll pull it to use the impact.
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Originally Posted by ShevrolayZ28
On most alternators there is a little access port where you can stick something in, like an alan wrench, to jam the rotor. Check it out in the shop manual.