Sanyo Comet II Shooter Issue

[mackoftrack]

Hey y'all

This is driving me crazy
I picked up a Sanyo Comet II and have been restoring it.
Everything seems to be ok except the mechanism that loads a ball into the shooter chamber. I can't figure out if I'm missing a part or if the wire just needs to be bent differently. Here's a picture of the machine, and the shooter mechanism.

Thanks for your help!