Sometimes on complicated/tricky break away views, I have created and exploded view.....move the parts/sub-assemblies for the best possible viewing....or....you can remove (hide Parts/sub-assemblies) from the view that are not needed, and create a note that reflects the hidden items. Sometimes...
The distance is changing from one end to the other end of the green bar; this is why the green bar is locked. The best way is mate the two surfaces (cylinder) green bar to the orange in the middle where the green bar is hinged, and then align the green bar to the orange mount....either by...