tried that w/ all of them, i'm just gonna call it quits till manana. i check the bolts on the axles, those all came free pretty easily, so i just tighted then back up, but not to spec...so i know for sure the only thing thats going to be a pain in the morning is that driveshaft

 

As was stated numerous times before, the quality of your hex driver plays a big part.

I did have one that had been previously changed by another shop who didn't take the time to do it right and stripped two of them beyond repair (and reinstalled them with vice grips, assholes). IF this should happen to you, just weld a nut onto the stripped allen and use a wrench to break it loose. Then take a trip to Honda and get new harware.

 

yes I had the same issue as above with previously stripped hex bolts. I used my hex rachet and had my friend help me losen it at the same time with a set of vice grips. It takes a bit of positioning but if it comes down to it thats the idea lol.

 

I used a swivel and extention on a ratchet. Of course I made sure that I had new hardware to replace them with too. And be careful, that diff is pretty heavy.

 

i just used 6mm hex socket, and an impact gun. Bang Bang and they come loose very easy.

 

hqahaha,d damnit i wish i had one

 

i didn't get a opportunity to try again this morning, but i know i will for sure manana. If the liquid wrench didn't do the trick, should i bust out my butane torch and heat it up? is it safe, there aren't any seals or anything on the driveshaft is there...

just wanna make sure i dont do more harm than good w/ the torch

 

I used a good quality hex socket and a breaker bar. One quick hard turn on the breaker bar and they come loose. You 'punch it' rather than push it.

 

thanx for all the help guys...forget the tapping method, 6mm hex on a socket and a breaker bar did the trick. got more done in honestly 5 minutes then i did in an hour of work the last two days.

 

anyone know of a method to separate the ball joint w/ out messing up the seals if you dont have the ball joint separator?