PM-835 Power Drawbar spinning when quill is at top position

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I bought my PM-835 with the power drawbar from Precision Matthews. I installed it awhile ago and remembering having issues with the installation. Not sure what happened, but now the power drawbar spins with the spindle when I turn on the machine. I have to lower the quill by about 5/16 of an inch for it to not catch. I didn't do anything and it started doing this on its own. I took out the drawbar and the threads look good on it.
 
Seems it doesn't do this on low gear. Only on high gear when I turn the HI/LO cam lever to the left
 
I managed to figure it out. The spindle bar wasn't engaging with the power drawbar. The top of the spindle bar was hitting the side of the power drawbar bottom plate. I moved the plate so it's centered and farther away from the spindle bar.
 
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