An easy one I expect...forks re-assembling

[Geedog]

So I thought I’d be ok doing this but after a week waiting for the seals to arrive it seems i’m Stumped getting them back together..or have forgotten a step..


New seals and dust caps are on and top fork is in bottom fork nice and snug..


The next step - I thought was to put in the damper rod along with its spring and screw in the bottom screw/plug from the end of the bottom fork...on doing this - the top fork is now fixed with no movement which cant be right..


Am i being dumb? What have i done wrong ? (Apart from leave it to a professional..!)


:eek