Air box removal

[BobE]

I need to take the air box off my Tuscan Mk1 as I've got an issue with the radiator fans and I need to access the water temperature sensor plug to disconnect it. I've followed the procedure on the 'MyTuscan' site but I can't disconnect the rear most cylinder air inlet as the air box top is hitting the bodywork and sound/heat shield. Is there some technique to this or do I just need to use more force?
Finally to access the starter motor do I need to remove the lower half of the airbox as well? (The motor seems to have been starting to suffer from the 'cooking syndrome' where it doesn't always want to turn the engine over when the latter is hot).
Thanks in advance for your help!

[BobE]

More force was the technique.....

[Dickie Dastardly]

Yes a bit of a wiggle does the trick, like most aspects next time it'll seem easy.

And yes remove the lower part of the air box for access to the starter motor (when i did my clutch the top bolt which locates into the bellhousing was absolutely fg solid - to the point of despair)...