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Alan
8 February 2019 at 11:36 pm #554935

Is it a Stanley iron? If its another brand, could it be longer than a regular Stanley iron?

Check that your iron is inserted bevel-down. Fitting it bevel-up would cause it to protrude too far.

If you removed the Yoke during restoration, you may have re-installed the Yoke 180° from how it should be, preventing it from pulling the chip-breaker/back-iron all the way back up.