Blur,

I had similar issues but was able to grab it well enough with a box or open end. Luckily I had a variety on hand so was able to find that magic wrench.

BTW, I goobered up the threads on a couple of the bolts on my first go-round. IIRC, the replacements had taller heads so they went in the problem holes during re-install.

Send me a PM if you want my cell for real time Q&A whilst you're working on it.

Tom