Converting animation to symbol?

I made an animation on the main stage and I need to convert it to a movieclip but Im having an issue.
The animation consists of 3 layers one of which is a classic motion guide.
Another layer is a ball that follows the guide.

I followed these adobe website instructions-
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/UsingFlash/help.html?content=WSd60f23110762d6b883b18f10cb1fe1af6-7de8.html

But when I play the movieclip my ball no longer follows the guide. Is it possible to convert an animation with a guide layer to a symbol? Thanks