Originally Posted by
FBOATSB
You need a shorter one. The one you have is bottoming out against the shoulder of the male half. You really need a new binder bolt; both halves. Looks like there are corrosion / grunge issues going on in your photo. Remove old, clean, inspect, lubricate, replace.
I agree, the issue I face with that is that I haven't been able to get the female half out. It nearly gets there, but gets stuck at this point.
I was thinking the longer male half might be a way of preventing an early bottom-out if the female half really is unmovable.
I'll try again tomorrow, I'm not sure why it's not coming completely out. Might be that some grease can coax it out all the way.