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The stays are braced against each other (rather than a static point) and they will not be identical (inevitably there will be variations in the materials and construction), so one will be stronger and move less, resulting in a skewed rear triangle.
Sheldon's method appears brutal, but is more controlled than what you are doing at the moment.
None the less, I like your approach: you have to get your hands dirty sometimes; I'd just feel more comfortable if you'd practiced this on a beater first.
Fingers crossed and I've set the VHS for the next episode...