sorry for double posting, but i figure it can go days in the how to section, i didnt realize that because i google searched it.
my front sprocket bolt is starting to go swirly on me, meaning i am physically altering hardened steel.
it turns to the left to loosen it right? counter clockwise to loose????
i bought a harbor freight electric impact gun and i just now rigged up a breaker bar. im sure the dealer ship put it on with an air gun.
and i am not moving it at all, does it get tight over time? can i hold them responsible for over tightening it?

 

It turns left to loosen.
What kind of socket are you using. Try finding a 6pt impact socket of good quality. The cheap harbor freight, sockets, chrome sockets, and/or 12pt sockets will round off bolts. It probably is not too tight, but has thread lock on it.

Don't use air tools on it. They bounce too much and will finish the head off in a hurry

 

pictures of the altered steel? I would try standing on the breaker bar like you would to get a lug nut off a car wheel

 

i made a breaker bar and thats how i did this, a 240 ft pound impact drill, plus a 5 foot breaker bar, and its not coming off.
:edit sorry im using a regular husky or stanley deep weld socket for the size, metric

 

I don't think that is a factory front sprocket. I would blame whoever put it on and not Honda unless they did the install.

 

be sure the socket you grabbed was metric.... standard sockets even though it may seem a tight fit it's not..

do as posted above use 6point sockets

a impact should have done it easy....

damage to the bolt looks like the use of the wrong size 12 point personal view that's all

 

Try using a bit of 'blue persuation' aka a propane torch. Just be careful not to heat your chain.

 

that and some PB Blaster. Torque spec on that bolt is 47 ft lbs...

 

Yeah that bolt is starting to round slightly but your not "altering" the steel, just re-shaping it. You'll have absolutley no luck holding anyone responsible for this as you can't prove anything. Good luck getting it off.

 

look if it really goes south....you can easily drill and re-tap/ clear the threads...just gets stressfull.. go for broke or let it be....

if you go for broke .... use a torch as stated above... remove your chain if possible...
focus all heat on the bolt only you want the transfer of heat to come from the bolt.

lock tight melt at 300ish degrees F....
take your time allow the bolt to cool and and hit it....

careful to not burn seals and bearings
or take it in to the shop let them figure it out