14-08-12, 04:43 PM
(14-08-12, 12:26 PM)Lazarus link Wrote: personally - yes.
I would say the spacer gives support along the length of the bolt
I had the same problem when i did mine. solution was to have one person hold/push the spacer in place as the other pushed the mounting bolt through the hole. sometimes the alignment causes an issue and it needs to be "persuaded" with a long screwdriver.
pushing the bolt through the hole required a hammer even without the spacer! I shall give the long screwdriver a go and see if I can get it.
Other option I thought of was to bore out the spacer a bit, goodness knows how though!