In theory that is correct and I tried that. Took everything apart even and flipped the shift lever over in my hand and tried to screw it in from the backside to see if it would work. NADA. It would not go, not even with a little pressure. So, I don't know if it was a machining error or what. I could probably re-thread them, but why should I have to for a $500 set???
UPDATE: I have removed the rearsets, put them back in packaging, and will contact Randy about returning this sub-par set. I hope there won't be any issues with returns since they did are not mint condition anymore. Hell, they weren't mint when I got them