the end of the rod, the part what screws in, has a hole in it what goes onto the wastegate bit then the circlip goes on to hold it there,

when installing the actuator, when looking from underneath, with the rod hardly screwed in, hold it up to the wastegae, and it should go straight over the wastegate,

but adjusted pre load (screwed in) if u hold the rod up to the wastegate it will be half the hole over it, then u have to pull the rod onto the wastegate

get it mate?