When I removed the old pump, I was able to wiggle the alternator loose just enough to slip the belt off, but now that the new pump is installed, the alternator won't budge even a tiny bit so I've been unable to put the belt back on.
To top it off there's less than 2" space between it and the wall of the engine compartment, so my socket wrench wont' fit. The only other tool I have is a flare wrench, which I tried several times and it did nothing but strip the nut edges considerably. Soon there won't be any shape left to the nut. What can I do to loosen the nut?!
It's the one sticking out beneath the water pump pulley in the center of the photo below (it's enlarged so it might look like there's more space to get to it than there actually is, there's less than 2" in front of the bolt). It looks like I'd need a socket wrench to have any hope of loosening it, but I haven't found one in any of the stores I've been to that will fit. It's driving me nuts.
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