That's what I had to do to mine - I was hoping that they were captive nuts, but not so lucky. Had to unscrew the leading edge of the side panel so I could pull it out enough to get my hand (and spanner) in.
"Y mae dafad ddu ym mhob praidd"
1972 4/4, 1981 MGBGT, 1984 FLHT1340, 1980 XLH1000, 1990 ZX10
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