I searched these forums and found people placing a breaker bar against the frame or battery and cranking the starter. I did this twice.
The first time I did this, I used a torque wrench with a 3/8" drive and a 22mm socket. The 3/8" drive on the wrench was ripped clean off when the starter cranked. So I went back to the store and replaced my "defective wrench" and picked up a breaker bar with 1/2" drive. But my 22mm socket is still 3/8" drive so I had to buy an adapter that goes from 1/2" drive to 3/8".
So I placed the whole breaker bar + adapter + 22mm socket on the bolt and cranked the engine again... the adapter got ripped clean off.
So finally I figured I would give up on cranking the starter and use my own force. I put the 22mm socket on the new torque wrench (with 3/8" drive). Placed a bar in the bellhousing of the tranny to stop the engine from turning and put my own force on the torque wrench. Again... the drive on the torque wrench broke clean off, from my force alone.
So this damn bolt is on there REALLY tight. My question is, if I pickup a 22mm socket that has a 1/2" drive and place that on my breaker bar with 1/2" drive is it going to be strong enough to get this damn bolt off??? I am going to get some WD40 and try to spray the bolt a little to see if it will slip a bit easier. This has really turned out to be a pain seeing as how many times I've gone back on forth to the hardware store returning and buying new tools.
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Thanks for your help in advance.