alternator pivot allen bolt removal?

[alltrac92]

What size allen socket do I need to remove the TRD supplied allen pivot bolt? any other tips or tricks to remove it?

[JavaJoe_2]

What size allen socket do I need to remove the TRD supplied allen pivot bolt? any other tips or tricks to remove it?

Be very careful.
It's a 5mm. Use a socket allen. I tapped mine in with a tap hammer, and still stripped it out. I think it has to do with the aluminum plate and the alloy bolt. Also, the fact it's been used so much. I can see mine turning in the alternator sleeved nut when I turn the whole plate assembly, but is still in there.
Anybody else got anything??

[Eye8Pussies]

lots and lots of pbblaster on both sides of the bolt and the alternator...

and once you get it out and put it back in...lots and lots of anti-seize on it...


not sure how you would drill it out if it were to not come out at all...pull the engine? lol

[ASG14]

not sure how you would drill it out if it were to not come out at all...pull the engine? lol

Take off exhause header, drill tap into it, and screw it out.

[CASTRO]

what the toyota dealer did when they stripped mine was to weld the head of a bolt to the tip of the orig. they got lucky cause they woulda owe'd me a new motor. lol j/p

but yeah, they stripped mine cause they werent careful. I now use the non-counter sunk ones and havent had a problem since

[Dawgz]

^ from what i rememeber, on gabe's setup when he let me "borrow" his bolt when i didnt have one, the original bolt gets hit by the belt when u put the car in reverse...

[CamryOnBronze]

I think mine is on the way to strip land, but I havent touched it in a while. Ill have to when I change the pulley in a couple of weeks though, so hopefully I can get it out one more time... I cant imagine doing it without an allen socket though for sure.

[Eye8Pussies]

not sure how you would drill it out if it were to not come out at all...pull the engine? lol

Take off exhause header, drill tap into it, and screw it out.

from the other side, eh....that's quite doable for sure now that you mention it.


maybe I'm just a masochist and I like excuses to pull my motor lol

[JavaJoe_2]

I think mine is on the way to strip land, but I havent touched it in a while. Ill have to when I change the pulley in a couple of weeks though, so hopefully I can get it out one more time... I cant imagine doing it without an allen socket though for sure.

Do you have the auto tensioner or the old style?

[JavaJoe_2]

maybe I'm just a masochist and I like excuses to pull my motor lol

Wanna vacation in Wisconsin???
Cheese Sausage Creme Puffs...oh my!

[Dawgz]

does anyone need a new alternator bolt?

[JavaJoe_2]

does anyone need a new alternator bolt?

I'll take two.
One for the Camry and one for the Solara.

[Dawgz]

ok, ill start a list, ill be able to order it mid july if that isnt a problem.

[JavaJoe_2]

WooooooHoooooo!!!
I used a sawzall on the spacer (bolt). I cut and turned, cut and turned.
I eventually relieved the pressure that was on the spacer and was able to remove the bolt.
Now I have a S/C to sell!!!!

[CamryOnBronze]

Ill take one too when you get to it vik i know it will make you happy lol.

Another truck we used on countersunk screws on RC cars that would strip would be to slot it with a dremel and back it out with a flat head screwdriver, but there might not be enough room for a screwdriver in there.