Well i ended up trying the belt method since i was pretty certain the rope i had wouldn't fit. Took a few trys but it cracked a little each try.
Sooo now, i have pretty much everything off but one little issue. The two smaller bolts (not sure why they aren't all 10mm) are rusted and one of them is stripped. Not sure how i'm going to remove them. the stripped one was about an 8, and i believe the other one is a 9 but i couldn't find my smaller extension. hope i don't have to cut off the head and drill it out
