In this video, I am able to show you the problem: Two broken pieces of metal inside that hole.
What are they? Sliding channels. Those are what keep the nut from freely spinning inside of the vehicle, while allowing it to be slid back and forth for alignment.
Those aren’t supposed to move once installed. You align them one time, then fasten them down tightly. So those channel guides are not needed, and I will be reinstalling the compensator arms without them: As they are the NUMBER ONE reason Honda is notorious for these rear compensator arms “seizing up.” They rarely actually seize, instead, the guides break, allowing the internal nut to freely rotate, meaning you’ll never get the bolt out no matter how much you spin it.
I’m not 100% sure on how I’ll be fixing those in place. Maybe washers, maybe welds. If welds, I can’t record that (need both hands.) But maybe a distant perspective shot will suffice if it comes down to that.
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Top rated Discord comment by Danila:
"Damn, wretched wrenches. I though that once you have all the needed fittings in any form, you're set for life. Apparently not if you have to access something where sun never shines while playing twister with all your limbs and appendages.
Anyway, I am looking forward to part 60, where the series concludes and I can nostalgically rewatch first episodes."
While I didn't manage to fix anything at all today, there is an upside to this:
I went to Home Depot and got ALL the wrenches later in the night so I don't encounter this problem again for a while.
Also, I've decided it's time to remove the fuel tank, exhaust and everything else so that when it comes time to grind, weld and paint.. I have room to get anything at all done. So I'll be doing that tomorrow: It's all got to go.
Tip: Need to close liquid lines? Ear plugs. Unhook the line and stick an ear plug in it. Will be stealing the wife's ear plugs (for my snoring) and just continuing to sleep on the couch so she doesn't need to use them.