Hello. I’ve removed and replaced 3 of the 4 exhaust elbows on the Crusader 350XLs in our 95 325 Aft Cabin. The fourth, the one on the far port side, I have no clue how to remove. There are two bolts in the front and two studs in the back. For the other three, I just removed the bolts and nuts and lifted them straight up off the studs. But the fourth sits about an inch under a non-removable support beam, with maybe a mm of clearance. I tried to see if I could pull it out towards me, while pulling up, but no joy. I’m guessing removing the studs, so it can slide out is the only option, but as there’s really only room for one nut on the studs, the trick of putting two nuts on the stud and rotating the bottom one won’t work.

Any other suggestions? There is almost zero clearance on the side to work with to get a pair of pliers on them. Right now I’m cursing at whoever at Carver thought that placing any part of an engine under an immovable object was a good idea, and coming to realize that the shop that replaced that engine a couple years back was right that it’s a real PITA to work on!