Re: [Amc-list] Re; is this common?

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

That's how it happens. The bolt is stuck to the bridge and any loosening of the
bolt twists the bridge until it breaks.



Quoting jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> John,
> 
> The way he described it they broke just as he started loosening the first
> bolt.  But I'll check with him again this evening.  
> 
> Todd
> 
> John Elle wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Yes! If, he took a speed wrench or air wrench and backed off one 
> > bridgemounting bolt before he loosened the other, the uneven 
> > tension will snap
> > them almost every time. Been there done that. However if you break 
> > bothbolts loose and back them out equally so the tension is almost 
> > equalthey will not be a problem. I believe the TSM also refers to that
> > procedure as a caution too, but I knew better than that when I 
> > broke my
> > first ones!
> > John
> > 
> 
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