The tube can only exit the mast on one side, but the bolt head is on the other side (the picture shows the Nyloc nut).
I've already tried using PB Blaster to free the bolt from the compression tube.
Any reason not to heat the bolt with a torch and then hammer it out?
Thanks,
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