Okay, when I got my civic the ac belt tensioner pulley bolt (the one that raises and lowers to but tension on the ac belt) was fairly stripped. The last time I replaced the belt I knew I should have replaced the bolt since it was in bad shape but I didn't now, a few years later, I need to replace the belt again. The bolt is horribly stripped now. It is actually rounded completely. What would be your first move in removing the bolt?

 

I would use Sears Craftsman Bolt-Out to remove the rounded bolt. It like a socket, but with special teeth that grip on to the bolt head.

They have different sets of these:

 

X2

kmart has "bolt-out" sets too

 

thanks guys I will try them out tomorrow.

 

I need to get me a set of those.