ABS DWV stack repair

Did a real twister remodel job today on some ABS drains on an upstairs bathroom. Got rid of some kitchen soffits and had to reroute the drain lines to keep them in the joist bay and over to the stack.

Everything went well, including a compound "install two fittings at the same time" juggle. Angles were right, the drain lined up with the stack and the vent lined up above.

The problem happened with the slip coupling on the 3" pipe. I had it ready on the lower section, put on the glue, and then it was just stuck. Wouldn't slide up, twist, nothing. It was pretty hard to slide on dry, but after some twisting I thought I had it right. It dry fit fine.

I ended up sawing it off, so now I have a section with dried glue/cement/solvent (I wiped a lot off before it cured, but there's still a thin layer).

So the pipe ends line up and I can move it enough to get a new fitting on, but I am left wondering what I did wrong and if this will happen over and over again?

Any thoughts? Thanks!

A slip fitting is very hard to do for anyone. Especially on 3" pipe.
You may be better off using a shielded coupling there. For that to work you will need new, clean pipe.

When gluing, you coat the inside of the fitting and the outside of the pipe. You only get one swerve before it grabs for good.

Or in my case, zero swerves

Steel banded couplings are fine behind drywall?

Thanks!

It has to have metal to prevent the pipes from shifting. All cast iron no-hub is installed that way.