Axle won't go in far enough

Ok guys I worked on this last night and here's what happend. I put the axle in and could feel it slide into the 1st set of splines I then twisted the axle and felt it catch the second set of splines and it popped on to the threads! Felt like it went all the way in. I then started to tighten the five nuts holding the axle in but noticed the axle got harder and harder to turn as I tightened the nuts. I also noticed once I got the nuts tight that I had no axle play on the adjusting side. I also had no axle play on the Driver's side. When I messed with the axle adjustment I could get play out of the driver's side but can never get any play out of the passenger side. Shouldn't there be the same amount of play on both sides? Also, the axles are very hard to turn. I then losened the 5 nuts on the adjusting axle and everything turned easier. I am thinking maybe something isn't right with my divider button in the SG. Any help is apprecciated, and please excuse my ignorance on this issue this is my first 8 3/4 rear end.