got it with some help. gf's dad was coming over for movie so I told him he had to help. got the front one with my new $9 22mm socket (
) to find out that the rear is bigger. i'm assuming it's 23mm. anyway, it wasn't nearly as tight as the rear, so I managed to get it with an adjustable wrench, but I'll still need a socket to torque it back up. not a big deal, I can pick up the other one tomorrow.
I can see how it's a pain to put that axle back in, general consensus is that it's fine to put back in from the right side with the nut on the left?