Never had any probs getting the wheels to 'sit nicely' with Full flap.....
On the one occasion I thought the nosewheel may not have locked, I checked the shadow on the ground and THAT looked about right.
Still no light though - yeah, switched the globes - and put it down gently full flap and as slow as I could get the old girl to go before lowering the nose gently and before it 'dropped'.
Fortunately, it held.
Nose gear switch problem.