Not Sure if I'm placing Movement Correctly into Movement Holder

DIY Help
#1

Hello!

I purchased this pilot watch kit: DIY Watchmaking Kit | PVD Black 40mm Pilot Watch with date | F01 (Stan – DIYWATCH Club

I’m on the step where I place the movement into the holder and I’m terribly stuck. A few questions I have
[1] If I put the movement into the holder is it supposed to be really easy to pop it back out?
[2] When I place the movement into the holder the rotor no longer spins freely… Doesn’t that mean it isn’t correctly and I shouldn’t proceed with the next step?
[3] How do I know how “deep” to push the movement into the holder?

#2

I answered myself!!! Ultimately the face of the movement needs to be exactly flush with the case holder so my initial placement wasn’t “deep” enough.

In the end you want the dial to be exactly flush with the movement. When I placed my dial on I ended up needing to push on it some which pulled the dial, the movement, and movement holder together. My movement was deeper in the holder and the dial was flush.

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