Joystick mouting problem/question

[ooby]

G'day all,
I have a question/problem that I hope someone can help with.  I'm building my first cabinet and it's come time to put the control panel together.

I have bought the Competition Joysticks from Happ controls and I cannot get them together properly, the shaft of the JS doesn't go through the bottom far enough to attach the cir clip to it.  I think that the spacer is too big

Has anyone else had this problem or am I doing something totally stupid?  I don't really want to grind off some mm's off the shaft either

Any ideas?

Thanks

[markrvp]

Sometimes the handle gets stuck in the base before it gets down all the way.  Jiggle it a little bit and push down.  Also keep in mind that you will have to push it down really hard to compress the spring enough for the e-clip groove to be exposed below the actuator (square plastic thing).

As I re-read your post I am reminded that a lot of new arcade things require brute force to get them together the first time.  Don't be afraid to push on it.

[ooby]

Thanks for that - solved my problem. 
We were trying to push down the shaft but we had to push the bottom end to compress the spring and attach the cir / e-clip