Jim_Bean wrote:

the force they used to remove the air box was ridiculous. When they broke the bracket I was told not to worry as "that always happens" and that "the other mounting point is more that enough to hold the air box, you don't really need two."

Jim was the ridiculous force them being ignorant or just a necessary evil in getting the airbox out. I ask, as I intend to take mine out and want to know if it is actually inevitable that I'll break the mounting or with care it should not happen.

I fully understand getting a new part under the circumstances but maybe it's fixable with a large washer/plate glued to each side of the original?

Oh - and cracking photos used to illustrate the post - I know how time consuming this can be taking, uploading to pc, then to a host and linking in post, etc - so thanks for that