The wire is meant to rotate, no bend. The "hump" should raise up and push the target back. My JD is not availbale at the moment but I think that the end of the wire at the solenoid is not supposed to go through the split pin. Maybe, if the end of the wire was inserted in the slot in the solenoid plunger, below the split pin and above the spring then the wire would rotate rather than bend.
Hope that helps a little.