Start inserting the take down pin from battery and only when the lever is almost to the slide do you want to slide it back to line up the crescent hole.

In your picture, the pin is inserted in front of the kidney hole in the barrel.


Fardoche
P938 Equinox + CT Laser
P229 40S&W

 

I experienced this same problem when I first got my p938 Equinox. You need to make sure the quite rod is properly aligned and centered on the top (bottom) of the barrel. This solved the problem for me.

 

What JRE said. As the inverted slide is sitting there on your table, notice how you can push the back end of the guide rod to either side. Make sure it's in the middle before you assemble the gun. As you're putting the slide back on the gun and you feel the guide rod hit, wiggle things around a little before pushing the slide further back.

 

You are pulling the slide too far back when you insert the take down lever.
Just look in the the take down lever hole when you are reassembling, pull the slide back until you see the barrel link hole, insert take down lever part way in, pull the slide back further until the notch in the slide lines up with the take down lever, push the take lever the rest of the way in.

 

That won't make any difference if the guide rod is not properly aligned with the barrel and slide prior to reassembly.

 

Thanks for the tips guys. I will play with it again, and let you know. It sounds like I need to keep an eye out for a centered Guide Rod, and *then* use DeanS' technique for reassembly.