Knock knock. Who's there? Cx500 If you were around then you will remember early plastic maggot bottom end failures
A shorter stud will obviously sort that out, but knowing how keen people on here are to rely on their uncalibrated Torque Wrenches I feel obligated to point out the shorter stud won't help you getting a socket on it, and you'll have to use a crows foot or similar like when torqueing the heads down on an Air cooled Ducati twin.
Oh no! I’ve just realised that I’ve posted political flavoured nonsense here again! Please, could our carers move these to the correct place?
as we're all having a pop at this - looks like a dummy fit anyway as can see what looks like masking tape between faces - the quickest (diy) way to begin matching up ports to manifolds etc etc .