Remember when retightening suspension arm bolts, the suspension should be in 'normal' position, ie the same position as when the car is at rest on its wheels. If you tighten them when the suspension is hanging you'll put huge stress on the rubber bushes. As for drive shafts, I replaced one on mine and there was nothing unusual about it. I suppose the important bit is to make sure the slotted flange on the shaft engages properly with the hub as mentioned on the last part of the guide above. It's not splined like many cars are.
