Alternator Bolt Broke HELP

90 crx si with the stock D16. I was able to get the top two bolts out, but the bottom one snapped. The nut on the tranny side came off, but when I tried to back out the bolt the head snapped off. The body (from just below the head to the end) is stuck in the alternator and I can't get it off. I tried to get at the bracket bolts to just remove the whole thing, but I can't get at the one behind the alternator.

Anyone have any idea what to do?

beat it with a hammer. lol

you need what's know as a stud extractor. you drill a small hole into the broken bolt, insert the extractor and turn, it removed the broken stud easily.

stud extractor:

http://static.zoovy.com/img/usfreight/-/1218a6pcspiral.jpg

That or a left-threaded drill bit. As it digs in, it will pull the bolt out.

The real question is, why were you doing all that to replace the alternater belt?

The real question is, why were you doing all that to replace the alternater belt?

It's the bolt, not the belt....I've mistakenly read it as belt a couple times too.

I'll try the extractor tonight and post how it worked. Does anyone know how to get drilled hole in the center and avoid the drill bit "walking"? Everytime I use it I get really close to the edges.

I'll try the extractor tonight and post how it worked. Does anyone know how to get drilled hole in the center and avoid the drill bit "walking"? Everytime I use it I get really close to the edges.

you use a centre punch.