See if the exploded parts drawings at www.slhondaparts.com
offer any insight.

"Greg" <centaur99@gmail.com> wrote
> Thanks for the responses so far. If I can't hammer the
> socket over the
> nut and were to instead cut off the rusted nut and bolt
> with a dremel
> tool, would I be able to replace the bolt coming from the
> cat or is it
> spot-welded to the cat? The service manual isn't clear,
> and I haven't
> yet taken the heat shield off the cat to inspect the
> cat-side of this
> joint. Because maybe the bolt should be replaced anyway,
> since it also
> apears a bit rusty?
>