Oh Dear! - spoke too soon

[Old Dave]

I have taken all the advice and managed to get the thing done. A bit of gentle persuasion (although I didn't get as far as the jemmy) let the axle hang and it all slotted home. The Spring pin was already chamfered so that was a big help.

As you can see from the attached photo it suffered the same fate as the other side when the cotter pin was driven home it moved the spring pin back slightly.

Thanks everyone for the help. I feel a lot better today than 24 hours ago!!!