HOpe you don't need to buy the tool. of course you could re-sell it.

maybe you can find a rebuild shop to take it off.

I'll tell you one thing--it is certainly good not to hear that noise. i use to not want to enter the van and drive it b/ of the noise. now i look forward to hearing the purr

 

You WILL need the Gates tool to remove it and put the new one on. I had to replace mine because it was making the same sound.

Here's mine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ziWJ...8&feature=plcp

 

The tool was too much money, so i went to rebuild alt. shop. they took off and put my new one on for 13.50. they took it off in about 3 mins with a "snap on" tool. If so inclined you could remove it yourself. you will need 10 mm with ext. it will have to go through the center of a coupler nut bought a home depot or such that is 17mm with 16 sides, this will be used to hold the side of the inner pulley when the 10mm is turned. Getting a guy to take off pulley was the best deal though.

 

The tool broke when I did it actually. Used an impact wrench on the pulley itself and it came right off. Spun the new one right back on. I hoped it would hold, and so far it had.

 

That is awesome. So, you put in a 10mm socket on the nut down inside but didn't you have to hold the pulley from moving when you spun it loose with some 17mm hex?

 

Nope, Impact guns works differently, you can hold the pulley with ur hand.
If you are using hand tool, you can use a Band type strap wrench the hold the pulley.
Or you can stick a screw driver inside the Alternator and jamp the rotor in place like a red neck.