I just can’t believe that this only seems to be happening the last few years. Of the millions that have been taken apart and assambled over 50 some odd years this isn’t more common. Kim
I've always stopped when a bolt bottoms out. But most of my time working on cars has been using hand tools. I've worked on plenty of SBM's and never had an issue.
I am working on a cam swap and have that bolt out, and it has given me nightmares to think this could have happened when I put it back together. Number's matching motor, hate to do something stupid and easy to do and ruin it.