All I wanted to do...

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Originally Posted by Shroomster

pics are good now....

didja ever think to try some pb blaster or other lubricant at all during this ordeal....?

I mentioned that in the original post.

The thing just wouldn't budge and I ended up stripping the head so I could no longer grip it - hence the fiasco. If this had been a standard bolt with a flush surface and easy access it wouldn't have been nearly as difficult as it was. Once I got it out it didn't seem as though it was cross threaded or anything like that. I think I just was unfortunate to have a bad bolt. Maybe some impurities in the metal during casting because it stripped pretty easily and the others seemed to take the torque much better and showed no signs of weakness.