How to replace fuel return line? 99 E300TD
 

HI all. New to the forum and fairly new to diesels. Before we bought the car, the seller replaced most of the fuel lines leading to the filter set. Two he didn't replace were the line from the feed pump to the fuel filter AND the return line from the injection pump to the fuel filter.

Replacing the feed pump line looks fairly straight forward. However the return line runs to a banjo bolt that is under the freaking manifold and I don't have tiny hands to get to it.

Is my only choice to remove the manifold? Please tell me there's another way!

Thanks,
Robert