8&3/4 axle shortening Q

its an open/non sure grip carrier that has the non removeable "flat" faces that were in place as opposed to the pin/2 buttons of a SG. Yes it now has the same amt of play on the dr side as you'd see if the pig was not in there. Sounds like I need to grab another axle & start over. My lack of patience bit me on this one. I should have done some slow grinding as opposed to the chop saw that requires a substantial amt of material to be cut.