I can't really see what's stopping it from coming the whole way out
There might be a plain section of shank between the shoulder and the thread, but more likely it's not coming out because it has a curve in it.
Good point, that could well be it.
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There might be a plain section of shank between the shoulder and the thread, but more likely it's not coming out because it has a curve in it.