I always end up using my spline drive ratcheting wrenches for those PITA bolts too, and would have suggested a 12 point wrench to you if you hadn't already figured it out.

Just be sure to clean and lubricate the front shaft splines to look as good as the input splines before you put it back together... and notice where the ac condensation drain happens to be when you put it back together. (I always wondered about that one...)

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