That bolt is on very tight not reverse etc, just tight. Most shops use an air gun to remove it. If your engine turns clockwise (when you are facing pulley), sometimes you can use a solid breaker bar (not one with a flex head...it will snap) and an impact socket braced against an immovable part of the chassis, install bb& socket then "bump" the ign key. The crank will turn but if braced properly, the bolt wont, but will loosen up. (take great care doing this...if bar & socket come loose they may fly up and injure you or some important engine part). I use this method a lot but you have to know it's not in any book!!!
Go buy a $10 chain wrench. Put it on the grooved pulley (it will not damage the pulley). Place socket on bolt and use a breakover bar with a cheater pipe on the breaker bar. Don't worry about breaking the socket if it's a craftsman as they will replace it for free if it breaks. With all sockets no matter the manufacturer, be prepared for breakage. Careful now, but it works.
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