How bad did I screw up

Craig Burriss said
I had the great idea to start beating the water pump housing with a hammer after fighting the bolt for 30 minutes using conventional methods. It’s a fresh looking break. All my fault

Sometimes the best way to remove a bolt is to break off the head, then drill it out.

Or

Cut off the disposable part.

But I feel your frustrations, been there many times.

A few years ago I was replacing a water pump on a 96 5.2.

One of the bolts is too long to come out till the water pump is loose.

In my wisdom I used a one-way ratcheting wrench. It was all good till I got it captured, not enough space to grab the shaft and screw it back in.

I had to wait till all the other bolts were out to continue using the wrench till it was off.