Hey all, I've got my engine all apart, attempting to replace my intake manifold gasket, which has turned into taking everything apart and replacing the common chamber gasket, egr gasket, and cleaning out the whole intake. My question is this: I had a heck of a time getting the common chamber cover past the fuel rail when removing it, and now I'm having a similar problem with the lower half of the intake manifold. It seems that the fuel lines are directly attached on the back and hard as heck to get to. Should these be disconnected to completely remove the manifold and fuel rail, or should I just lift the manifold up enough to slide the new gaskets in between? The main reason I want to remove it is to give it a real thorough cleaning, but I'm pretty sure I can get the gaskets replaced without doing so. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Kyle